The story opens in a postapocalyptic southern california, in a hellish world. Pringle, the ultimate guide to science fiction, second edition. Roger zelazny 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 plagueridden boston. This website has been gathered literature in formats. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Jack smights 1977 feature, damnation alley is a movie i recall l fondly from when i was growing up. Damnation alley is pure postapocalyptic cheese, decorated with some ideas of genuine weirdness that uplift an otherwise mediocre bythe book thriller. Durham, leaves all ladies in the world with snakes rather than hair, and the original and terrifying skill to blind, or even kill, a guy with an easy stare. To enjoy literary work not need to search for books in libraries, just find it online and download free the required text.
Hed been this way thritytwo times, and so far he was concerned, the alley started in the place that had once been called colorado. It opens when hell tanner which is a great name hits a passing gull with a flicked cigar butt. You are taken on a trip through a typical voyage accross america in a post world war iii land. Durham, leaves all ladies in the world with snakes rather than hair, and the original and terrifying skill to blind, or even kill, a. Hell tanners passage through damnation alley is an epic which gives roger zelaznys vigor and talent full playa dazzling sf novel with a lean, fast narrative drive. Roughly 25 years after a nuclear war, america is a blasted wasteland, with california and boston the only two nations of any importance left. Based on the book of the same name, damnation alley starts off just before a nuclear war at a us air force missile silo. Its very loosely based upon a novel by roger zelazny, and while its an entertaining movie, its not a particularly good one i while i dont know how the movie was filmed, it feels epic and looks massive which had a lot to do with the excellent score by jerry goldsmith which. A more faithful adaptation would be the judge dredd story the cursed. Powered by ebay turbo lister the free listing tool.
Wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, edges and corners creased and worn, covers creased and own, bottom of spine chipped and worn, spine a little slanted, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear. Modern technologies allow to collect on a small device many e books and read them almost anywhere at any time. Facing life in prison for his various crimes, hes given a choice. Now it can be seen as the daddy of all those roadwarrior type novels and movies. Damnation alley is a postapocalytic tale of survival by the hugo and nebula award winner roger zelazny. Hes also expendable at least in the eyes of the secretary of traffic.
A place to discuss the movie, the actors, the caracters, the background. Damnation alley 2004 read online free book by roger. Ebook damnation alley as pdf download portable document. Hes also expendable at least in the eyes of the secretary of traffic for the nation of california. Damnation alley is a 1969 science fiction novel by american writer roger zelazny, based on a novella published in 1967. I think i miss the noir elements i found in damnation alley. With mass destruction, dangerous mutants, large areas of deadly radiation and a worldwide wind preventing anything surviving above 200 feet. Roger zelazny facing a life sentence in prison for his various crimes, notorious criminal hell tanner is given the chance to escape jail by driving crosscountry to deliver a case of antiserum to the plagueridden. Ive been working my way, slowly, through his ten book amber series of fantasy novels. Youd also never mistake hell tanner for a humanitarian. I love that image, because it instantly paints a picture of the kind of guy hell is. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Some years after world war 4, america is a bombed out shell, the survivors huddled into the remains of california and boston with 3000 miles of radioactive, mutantinfested wasteland between them, dubbed damnation alley.
Read damnation alley online free book in epub, txt or pdf. Hell tanner isnt the sort of guy youd mistake for a hero. Travel between settlements have become nearly impossible and that is where the true story lies. Damnation alley i always get excited when i start damnation alley. In north america the major surviving centres are california and boston.
The original music score was composed by jerry goldsmith and the cinematography was by harry stradling jr. See more ideas about amphibious vehicle, vehicles and trucks. Several police states have emerged in place of the former united states. Roger zelazny, free book online in epub, txt, pdf at. Damnation alley is a novel by roger zelazny, in which hell tanner, the last hells angel, is hiredcoerced into driving across a postapocalyptic dystopian us to deliver a desperately needed vaccine inspired a 1977 film of the same name, which doesnt have much in common apart from the name and a postapocalyptic setting.
Im a sucker for anything postapocalyptic, but more importantly, theyre tense, wellmade, wellplotted, and reasonably wellacted films. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Damnation alley by roger zelazny 1978, paperback for. Damnation alley top results of your surfing damnation alley start download portable document format pdf and e books electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Damnation alley does not have the grand scale of the amber books or the social commentary of lord of light, but it is an enjoyable read that makes effective use of zelaznys power to evoke intense images without spending an inordinate number of words. In a postbomb america, where bikers rule the highways, a hero called hell tanner sets out on a dangerous quest. It has aged pretty well for a book written over forty years ago, and all in all a quite. And boston is ravaged by a terrible plague with the only serum in california, three. Damnation alley is far from a great book, but it deserves a minor place in sf history simply because it inaugurates the absurdly hard hardnut in a postapocalyptic landscape subgenre, with protagonist hell tanner hell is his actual given name thats how hard he is as patient zero. A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1977. Damnation alley by roger zelazny, 1969, putnam edition, in english damnation alley.
The destiny, after the genetic experiments of the good medical professional patricia r. From strange plants, to odd weather shifts makes for a great adventure. One of my favourite books as a kid was roger zelaznys damnation alley, a kind of postapocalypse wages of fear or dirty dozen, first published in the uk in 1971. Damnation alley by roger zelazny james reads books. Jack gaughans cover for the 1969 edition 35 average as i read roger zelaznys postapocalyptical adventure damnation alley 1969, the relentless throbbing of hawkwinds 1977 song inspired by the novel along with cringeworthy lines of dialogue from the 1977 film version kept interjecting themselves into my reading experience first, a snippet from the song. The world has been devastated by atomic war and only small pockets of civilization still exist in an inferno of deadly storms, tortured volcanic landscapes and monstrously mutated animals. Damnation alley is a 1977 postapocalyptic film directed by jack smight, loosely based on the novel of the same name by roger zelazny. The landmaster is a unique 12wheeled amphibious articulated vehicle constructed by dean jeffries at jeffries automotive in universal city, california, for the 1977 science fiction film damnation alley.
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