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ALAS, BABYLON
ALAS, BABYLON
Author: Pat Frank
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/16/2015


Set in the 1950's, this novel explores the horror of survival after a nuclear devastation of the U.S.

Living in a small Floria town, the characters struggle to invent a new society after their old one is completely destroyed.

There are many fascinating insights into 1950's racial attitudes, morals, and the pervasive fear that was so much a part of the Cold War era.


Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky
Author: Isaac Asimov
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/16/2015


Asimov's first work of science fiction, Pebble In the Sky tells the tale of a 20th-century man hurled suddenly into a distant and frightening future.

In the futuristic world of the Galactic Empire, a single man fights pervasive prejudice and the forces of an oppressive political system. At stake is the very existence of humanity.


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