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Title	:	Alas, Babylon
Author	:	Pat Frank
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 323 pages
Published	:	July 5th 2005 by Harper Perennial Modern Classics (first published 1959)
Categories	:	Fiction. Science Fiction. Apocalyptic. Post Apocalyptic. Classics. Dystopia. Adventure. Survival

Alas, Babylon Paperback | Pages: 323 pages

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"Alas, Babylon." Those fateful words heralded the end. When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly. But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness.

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Original Title:	Alas, Babylon
ISBN:	0060741872 (ISBN13: 9780060741877)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Randy Bragg
Setting:	Fort Repose, Florida(United States) Florida(United States) Omaha, Nebraska(United States) …more Syria …less
Literary Awards:	Audie Award for Fiction (2012)

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Review of Kindle editionPublication date: June 4, 2013Publisher: Harper PerennialLanguage: EnglishASIN: B00CD360ZQAmazon.com Sales Rank: 283371 pagesAs I write this, there are 1,436 reviews on Amazon. About 70% five star and 20% four star. Most of the one star reviews are complaints about lack of proof reading and typographical errors in the Kindle edition. Most of those errors seem to have been corrected. There are also a few complaints about condition of used hard copies purchased from third

I read "Alas, Babylon" during a vacation to Mammoth at the end of August, 2005. We had no TV, no newspapers and no radio for 4 days. When we got home, we learned about the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. As I watched news reports about the aftermath, I kept thinking back to the incidents in this book. It was just a bit spooky and it made me realize how unprepared I am for a major disaster. It also made me wonder if it's even possible to be truly prepared for a disaster. Maybe it's your

"The classic apocalyptic novel that stunned the world" is across the front cover of this book. It was written in 1959 when fear of the atomic bomb was all-encompassing so I can only imagine how stunned people were to read this book when it came out. The last apocalyptic novel I read was The Road and it was incredibly depressing. This one wasn't...while at times this book was chilling, it was filled with goodness and hope. In fact, it was a mirror image of the way I've always pictured things

This book is 60 years old, but well worth reading & not just for its influence on the genre. It's one of the first to deal with a post apocalyptic world after a nuclear war, so it's not pretty, but it is instructive on many levels & an entertaining read. It should be a Thanksgiving Day read in the US because it shows how much we have to be grateful for: electricity, clean water delivered to the tap, good food, medicines, medical care, & relative order.Frank really sets the scene

This is a compelling, atmospheric book about the physical, social and emotional consequences of nuclear war in a small Florida community. This book was written in 1959, when the dangers of a nuclear conflagration were not negligible, but it feels surprisingly modern and relevant to modern sensibilities. The crescendo of tension bringing to the actual trigger of the nuclear catastrophe, as well as the description of the event itself, are quite memorable and feel very realistic unsettlingly so.

And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornicationand lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament forher, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying,Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in onehour is thy judgment come. Revelations The cover art of the American First Edition from 1959.Randy Bragg comes from a long line of prestigious individuals. He, unfortunately, has never found a way to live

This book was published in 1959, and it feels like it every step of the way. The plot is compelling enough, but the writing is incredibly wooden. I actually laughed out loud at some of the passages, and not in a nice way. The author drags us through 100 pages of rising action, which is annoying because it adds nothing to the plot, and we all know the bomb is going to hit before we even read the blurb on the back cover. The racism and sexism are also pretty terrible. Even after the freakin'