It all began 30 years ago on Mars, with a greenperson. But by the time it all finished, the town of Desolation Road had experienced every conceivable abnormality from Adam Black's Wonderful Travelling Chataqua and Educational Stravaganza (complete with its very own captive angel) to the Astounding Tatterdemalion Air Bazaar. It's inhabita... more »

ISBN-13: 9780553270570
ISBN-10: 0553270575
Publication Date: 1/1/1988
Pages: 355
Rating:

Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

3.5 stars, based on 10 ratings

Publisher: Spectra
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Similar books to this author and title:

$Evolution\'s Shore$

Members who requested this book also requested:

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

Currently 1/5 Stars.

Althea M. (althea) reviewed Desolation Road (Desolation Road, Bk 1) on 9/16/2008 + 774 more book reviews

Didn't like it AT ALL.
It's sort of like, "What if Tom Robbins tried to write The Martian Chronicles?"
Well, if you think that sounds good, you might like this book. But I didn't.
It's the story of a small town formed 'by accident' 100 years after the colonization of Mars. It focuses on different characters and events in the town's short history.
But it was really barely a sci-fi novel. This is to sci-fi as the The Flintstones is to Clan of the Cave Bear.
The narrative was all over the place, being intentionally absurdist, trying to be funny, and also trying to make some kind of non-SF social commentary, jamming politics in there - I don't even really know what the author was trying to do.
But I didn't like it.

Read All Book Reviews of "Desolation Road Desolation Road Bk 1"