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“An extraordinary real picture of human beings numbed by catastrophe but still driven by the unconquerable determination of living creatures to keep on being alive.” —The New Yorker
The classic apocalyptic novel by Pat Frank, a gripping work of survivalist fiction first published in 1959 at the height of the Cold War, with an introduction by award-winning science fiction writer and scientist David Brin.
“Alas, Babylon.” Those fateful words heralded the end of the world. When the unthinkable n...
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From the B&N Reads Blog
Pat Frank Faced the Threat of Atomic Armageddon and Answered with Hope
Nowadays in science fiction, we can choose how the world will end from a laundry list of grim possibilities—nanotechnology run amok, a global pandemic, the rise of the machines, runaway climate change, a zombie uprising, some or all of the above, some decidedly less likely than others. Back To Top
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