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# Alas, Babylon: The Classic Apocalyptic Novel of Courage, Survival, and Determination After Nuclear Holocaust

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desertcart.com: Alas, Babylon: The Classic Apocalyptic Novel of Courage, Survival, and Determination After Nuclear Holocaust: 9780060741877: Frank, Pat: Books

Review: A great read. Very thought-provoking. - Pat Frank was a renowned writer in the 50s during the Cold War scare. The book is on survival and how society crumbled after nuclear holocaust with the Soviet Union. The man was a critical thinker and was well ahead of his time. I’ve read many of his books this book. I actually wanted my own copy because it was my mother‘s and I read it in the mid 70s
Review: A bit dated, but still relevant and impactful - Having been published back in 1959, i.e. when the space program and commercial jetliner travel were still in their infancy, and whilst we were still in the Industrial Age and therefore less technology-dependent as we are now, not to mention less vulnerable to the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) effects of nuclear weapons as our present-day society would be, this novel is obviously a tad bit dated compared to more recent post-nuclear and other post-apocalyptic fiction books. Nonetheless, it's still an excellent book, eminently readable and engrossing, and frighteningly realistic, well worth the read. RANDOM STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS (and noteworthy passages): --p. 3: "The Russians had sent up another Sputnik, No. 23, and something sinister was going on in the Middle East. Sputnik No. 23 was the largest yet, according to the Smithsonian Institution, and was radioing continuous and elaborate coded signals. 'There is reason to believe,' Frank said, 'that Sputniks of this size are equipped to observe the terrain of the earth below.....'There is a new crisis in the Middle East. A report from Beirut, via Cairo, says that Syrian tanks of the most modern Russian design have crossed the Jordanian frontier. This is undoubtedly a threat to Israel. At the same time Damascus charges that Turkish troops are mobilizing….'" Wow, dated yet paradoxically so prescient in many ways. --p. 9: "Randy knew he wasn’t an alcoholic because an alcoholic craved liquor. He never craved it. He just drank for pleasure and the most pleasurable of all drinks was the first one on a crisp winter morning." Like the joke says, "I'm not an alcoholic, I'm a drunk, I don't go to meetings!" --p. 17: "'Nations are like people. When they grow old and rich and fat they get conservative. They exhaust their energy trying to keep things the way they are—and that’s against nature. Oh, the services were to blame too. Maybe even SAC. We designed the most beautiful bombers in the world, and built them by the thousands. We improved and modified them each year, like new model cars. We couldn’t bear the thought that jet bombers themselves might be out of style. Right now we’re in the position of the Federal Navy, with its wooden steam frigates, up against the Confederate iron-clad. It is a state of mind that money alone won’t cure.'” --p. 29: "B-47’ s," aahh, the pre-52 days of SAC. --p. 35: "'Then in ‘fifty-eight, after the Iraq king was assassinated, we grabbed the initiative and landed Marines in Lebanon. We got there fastest.'" --p. 37: Ah yes, the infamous "missile gap." --p. 55: Since the U.S. was still on the gold standard when this book was written, paper cash could hypothetically still be worth something even during a catastrophe such as nuclear war, I suppose.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0060741872 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #48,450 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #175 in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction (Books) #442 in Classic Literature & Fiction #1,233 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (6,695) |
| Dimensions  | 5.31 x 0.79 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | Reissue |
| ISBN-10  | 9780060741877 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0060741877 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | Harper Perennial Olive Edition |
| Print length  | 352 pages |
| Publication date  | July 5, 2005 |
| Publisher  | Harper Perennial Modern Classics |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great read. Very thought-provoking.
*by V***S on October 31, 2025*

Pat Frank was a renowned writer in the 50s during the Cold War scare. The book is on survival and how society crumbled after nuclear holocaust with the Soviet Union. The man was a critical thinker and was well ahead of his time. I’ve read many of his books this book. I actually wanted my own copy because it was my mother‘s and I read it in the mid 70s

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A bit dated, but still relevant and impactful
*by C***R on August 31, 2018*

Having been published back in 1959, i.e. when the space program and commercial jetliner travel were still in their infancy, and whilst we were still in the Industrial Age and therefore less technology-dependent as we are now, not to mention less vulnerable to the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) effects of nuclear weapons as our present-day society would be, this novel is obviously a tad bit dated compared to more recent post-nuclear and other post-apocalyptic fiction books. Nonetheless, it's still an excellent book, eminently readable and engrossing, and frighteningly realistic, well worth the read. RANDOM STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS (and noteworthy passages): --p. 3: "The Russians had sent up another Sputnik, No. 23, and something sinister was going on in the Middle East. Sputnik No. 23 was the largest yet, according to the Smithsonian Institution, and was radioing continuous and elaborate coded signals. 'There is reason to believe,' Frank said, 'that Sputniks of this size are equipped to observe the terrain of the earth below.....'There is a new crisis in the Middle East. A report from Beirut, via Cairo, says that Syrian tanks of the most modern Russian design have crossed the Jordanian frontier. This is undoubtedly a threat to Israel. At the same time Damascus charges that Turkish troops are mobilizing….'" Wow, dated yet paradoxically so prescient in many ways. --p. 9: "Randy knew he wasn’t an alcoholic because an alcoholic craved liquor. He never craved it. He just drank for pleasure and the most pleasurable of all drinks was the first one on a crisp winter morning." Like the joke says, "I'm not an alcoholic, I'm a drunk, I don't go to meetings!" --p. 17: "'Nations are like people. When they grow old and rich and fat they get conservative. They exhaust their energy trying to keep things the way they are—and that’s against nature. Oh, the services were to blame too. Maybe even SAC. We designed the most beautiful bombers in the world, and built them by the thousands. We improved and modified them each year, like new model cars. We couldn’t bear the thought that jet bombers themselves might be out of style. Right now we’re in the position of the Federal Navy, with its wooden steam frigates, up against the Confederate iron-clad. It is a state of mind that money alone won’t cure.'” --p. 29: "B-47’ s," aahh, the pre-52 days of SAC. --p. 35: "'Then in ‘fifty-eight, after the Iraq king was assassinated, we grabbed the initiative and landed Marines in Lebanon. We got there fastest.'" --p. 37: Ah yes, the infamous "missile gap." --p. 55: Since the U.S. was still on the gold standard when this book was written, paper cash could hypothetically still be worth something even during a catastrophe such as nuclear war, I suppose.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book and story
*by F***R on December 10, 2025*

Good book, moderate interest in the topic helps, it's a regular guy that gets a tip from a trusted source and from then on confronts the expected problems..read in two days as it was an easy flowing story , for some beginner prepper type, maybe a good way to get your mind working ...read a few books/watch some prepping movies, and just think about all the things you wouldn't have done ..lol...

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