"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.

“An extraordinary real picture of human beings numbed by catastrophe but still driven by the unconquerable determination of living creatures to keep on being alive.” —The New YorkerThe classic apocalyptic novel by Pat Frank, first published in 1959 at the height of the Cold War, with an introduction by award-winning science fiction writer and scientist David Brin.“Alas, Babylon.” Those fateful words heralded the end. When the unthi...

Pat Frank (May 5, 1908 – October 12, 1964) was the pen name of the American writer, newspaperman, and government consultant Harry Hart Frank. This collection contains all 5 of his novels including his most famous, the Apocalyptic Science Fiction novel, "Alas, Babylon".Novels included in the collection:Mr AdamAn Affair of StateHold Back the NightForbidden AreaAlas, Bablyon

From the author of the post-apocalyptic classic Alas Babylon, comes this eerie, cold war thriller. A young teenage couple having a rendezvous one night on a beach in Florida suddenly sees a submarine emerge from the ocean. Armed soldiers disembark the vessel and a Buick drives off its landing ramp. For Henry Hazen, who is scheduled to ship out to an army training camp the next day, the sight leaves him uneasy, but he tells no one what he has witnessed. Katherine Hume is the only woman work...

Alas, Babylon is a landmark work of American post-apocalyptic fiction, first published in 1959 and widely regarded as one of the most realistic portrayals of life after nuclear catastrophe. Pat Frank crafts a gripping and deeply human story about ordinary people forced to confront the collapse of modern civilization and the challenge of rebuilding their lives from the ashes. The novel centers on the small Florida town of Fort Repose, where protagonist Randy Bragg receives an ominous coded ...

Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon (1959) is a landmark of Cold War apocalyptic fiction, imagining nuclear catastrophe not through spectacle but through the daily ordeal of survival. Set in the fictional Florida town of Fort Repose, the novel follows Randy Bragg and his neighbors as they confront the collapse of national infrastructure, law, medicine, and commerce. Its prose is lucid, reportorial, and unsentimental, combining thriller momentum with social observation. In the literary context of the...

Originally published at the dawn of the Atomic Age, Mr. Adam is a riveting, chilling novel from the author of the post-apocalyptic classic Alas Babylon, revealing the dangers of nuclear power—and the far greater danger of government bureaucracy.A young newspaperman accidentally turns up the biggest story of his career: On a certain date in the not-too-distant future, there are no reservations in the maternity wards of any hospitals in New York. Wh...

In 'Alas, Babylon,' Pat Frank masterfully explores the theme of survival in a post-apocalyptic America, conveying the fragility of civilization through a gripping narrative set in the fictional town of Fort Repose, Florida. The novel opens with the ominous atmosphere of Cold War tensions escalating into nuclear catastrophe, weaving a tale that intricately combines realism with speculative fiction. Frank's clear, evocative prose captures both the desperation of humanity and the indomitable ...

Alas, Babylon, first published in 1959, was one of the earliest mainstream apocalyptic novels of the nuclear age. It deals with the effects of a nuclear war on a fictional town in Florida (based upon the actual city of Mount Dora).

The Classic Collection of Pat Frank brings together five of the most compelling works by one of America’s foremost writers of Cold War–era fiction. Blending political insight, human drama, and suspenseful storytelling, this illustrated edition highlights Pat Frank’s remarkable ability to capture the anxieties and aspirations of the 20th century. Across post-apocalyptic survival tales, geopolitical thrillers, battlefield narratives, and sharp social satire, the collection showcases the full...

After a nuclear power plant in Mississippi explodes, it was soon realized that a previously unknown form of radiation was released. The radiation caused all men on Earth to become sterile, even boys who were still inside the mother's womb. However, ten months after the explosion in Mississippi, a doctor delivers a perfectly healthy baby girl. It's soon discovered that the child's father, who has the surname Adam was more than a mile under the surface of Earth inside an old silver and lead ...

The world is in turmoil. Following a series of nuclear attacks, the United States has been thrown into chaos. Entire cities destroyed, millions dead, many more suffering the effects of the subsequent fallout. People are being admitted to the hospital with radiation poisoning, women prematurely going into labour with premature babies, and some people’s retinas were burned from looking at the flash. Washington is no more. Gas stations and grocery stores are cleared out, people are looting, a...