Damnation Alley
by Roger Zelazny
Taste attributes: science fictionadventureactionfresh & originalheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, expansive science-fiction novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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2.8 / 5
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About This Book
Across a United States all but destroyed by war and characterized by violent storms and giant bats and snakes, men embark on a seemingly doomed mission to deliver an antiserum to plague-ridden Boston.
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- Author
- Roger Zelazny
- Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 157
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- Open Library
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