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Title: A true classic!
Review: "Alas, Babylon", written over 40 years ago, is as fresh and frightening now as it was then. Because it has stood the test of time and "reads" as well for the first generation of the 21st Century as it did for the Cold War generation, it has my seal of approval as a true classic. The characterization is excellent and believable. You really find yourself pulling for these people. The book is well-researched and militarily accurate. It is obvious that the author, Pat Frank, really did his homework. As the true "granddad" of the apocalyptic genre', "Alas, Babylon" set the stage for later works in this area, such as, "The Stand", "Lucifer's Hammer" and "Warday". And, by the way, does anyone else find it coincidental that the protagionist in this book was named Randy Bragg, yet the villain in "The Stand" was named Randall Flagg? I think Stephen King liked this book as well! Highly recommended; you'll find yourself wishing that it wasn't over so quickly!
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