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Book Review of Alas, Babylon

Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
Author: Pat Frank
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
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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.