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Deathlands #26
Shadowfall
DAYS OF RECKONING
The nuclear conflagration that had nearly consumed the world generations ago stripped away most of its bounty, throwing survivors back to more savage ways of existence. Amid the ruins, Ryan Cawdor leads the daring few who wage a grim battle in a quest for a better future.
As elsewhere in the Deathlands, what remains of the Sunshine State ruled by tooth and claw and unbridled instinct. It's an alien, inhospitable terrain of sulphur pits and lethal geysers, inhabited by mutated life-forms. Here Ryan finds that survival demands hard and fast choices, and unexpected alliances. To hold his band of warrior survivalists together, he comes to an agonizing crossroads, torn by a debt to the past and loyalty to the present.
Hope died in the Deathlands, but the will to live goes on.
The nuclear conflagration that had nearly consumed the world generations ago stripped away most of its bounty, throwing survivors back to more savage ways of existence. Amid the ruins, Ryan Cawdor leads the daring few who wage a grim battle in a quest for a better future.
As elsewhere in the Deathlands, what remains of the Sunshine State ruled by tooth and claw and unbridled instinct. It's an alien, inhospitable terrain of sulphur pits and lethal geysers, inhabited by mutated life-forms. Here Ryan finds that survival demands hard and fast choices, and unexpected alliances. To hold his band of warrior survivalists together, he comes to an agonizing crossroads, torn by a debt to the past and loyalty to the present.
Hope died in the Deathlands, but the will to live goes on.
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 1995
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July 2, 2022
This is the second disappointment out of two. Yet I can't be sure my dislike for the series thus far isn't due to the atrocious narration by Nanette Savard. She has one voice: strident woman, but she changes it to suit the character: strident crone, strident ape, strident screeching bad guys, etc. What a range, huh?
So how much damage does a narrator who reminds you of everybody's nightmare mother-in-law do to the story?
Can't be sure. I'm going to give Lord of the Isles one more try in a few months.
Oops. Next two were also narrated by Savard. Sigh. I'll try again.
So how much damage does a narrator who reminds you of everybody's nightmare mother-in-law do to the story?
Can't be sure. I'm going to give Lord of the Isles one more try in a few months.
Oops. Next two were also narrated by Savard. Sigh. I'll try again.
June 7, 2024
A little more environmentally focused with giant mutant pigs. Still the typical ville and formula but enough changes to be interesting. Ends with Trader separating from the group, which I'm glad for the removal of bad inner conflict.
October 10, 2011
One of the better Deathland stories. Lots of action and a fair amount of plot.
January 26, 2016
An average apocalyptic adventure story. This one takes a century after the last war and now there are mutants running around the earth. Recommended
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