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Damnation Alley
Damnation Alley
Author: Roger Zelazny
Hell Tanner isn't the sort of guy you'd mistake for a hero: he's a fast-driving car thief, a smuggler, and a stone-cold killer. Facing life in prison for his various crimes, he's given a choice: Rot away his remaining years in a tiny jail cell, or drive cross-country and deliver a case of antiserum to the plague-ridden people of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780425036419
ISBN-10: 0425036413
Publication Date: 1/15/1978
Pages: 193
Rating:
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3 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 1
Craptacular. This might have been regarded as edgy when it was published in 1969, but now it is dated and stupid. Little character development, adolescent plot that would probably thrill 13-year-old boys.
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Helpful Score: 1
Not too shabby. They made a forgetable movie based on this book.
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Helpful Score: 1
Hell Tanner must embark on a mission to deliver anti-serum to the plague-ridden city of Boston, or spend the rest of his life beyond bars. On his way through Damnation Alley (the dangerous middle part of the US), he encounters mutant bats, snakes, radiation, tornadoes that spew dirt and debris, and biker gangs.

This is a fun little post-apocalyptic tale that's impossible to put down!
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