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Published in 1987, the back cover praised this book as "prescient" but its nuclear holocaust scenario, involving the Soviet Union and blaming the "Star Wars" initiative struck me as "dated."
That said, the depiction of nuclear destruction, particularly the part set in my own New York City, was chilling. And that only takes you about 100 pages into this 850 page doorstopper.
The book centers on three groups. One is a group of survivors from New York City led by a former "bag lady" who finds a mag ...more
That said, the depiction of nuclear destruction, particularly the part set in my own New York City, was chilling. And that only takes you about 100 pages into this 850 page doorstopper.
The book centers on three groups. One is a group of survivors from New York City led by a former "bag lady" who finds a mag ...more

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