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He ignored its passage. Five minutes later it made a second pass, this time much closer, and he fired a magnesium flare. A black shape, perhaps forty feet across, was illuminated, and he gave it two five-second bursts from the fifty-calibers. It fell to the ground and did not return again. To the squares, this was Damnation Alley.

To Hell Tanner, this was still the parking lot. View 1 comment. In it, the Nation of California gives Hell Tanner yes, that is his name a choice — take a suicide mission to drive an armored vehicle from Los Angeles to Boston, across post-holocaust America delivering a needed anti-plague vaccine, or complete his life sentence in prison.

On the way, enduring highly radioactive zones, weather that drops boulders out of the sky, giant mutant gila monsters, and renegade humans prominently featuring motorcycle gangs, Tanner must consider whether he actually gives a damn. In the end, Zelazny stretches out the conclusion with some prose insertions, including one truly impressive 3-full-page sentence. I found the novel entertaining, in that anti-hero tough-as-nails way, but not much more.

Nov 08, Evgeny rated it liked it Shelves: scifi. A guy on a death row is given a chance to live if he can deliver anti-plague serum from LA to Boston - he happens to be a very good driver.

The problem is, this all takes place in post-apocalyptic US, and the road in question is called Damnation Alley for a reason. Sounds fairly familiar; I can recall quite a few books and movies with the same plot. Still, this is probably one of the first books with such plot; also Roger Zelazny is a Master of science fiction even in his minor efforts such as A guy on a death row is given a chance to live if he can deliver anti-plague serum from LA to Boston - he happens to be a very good driver.

Still, this is probably one of the first books with such plot; also Roger Zelazny is a Master of science fiction even in his minor efforts such as this one, I am sorry to say. Solid 3 stars: short, fast-paced and entertaining if not very original. Aug 10, Bev rated it really liked it Shelves: mcpl-book , science-fiction. I hadn't read anything by Zelazny since, oh, maybe I remember loving the short stories in The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, but really couldn't tell you why I never went on to read anything else by him.

Absolutely enjoyed Alley--despite the raw, post-apocalyptic background and the anti-hero that was really hard to like. Is it better that a good man decline to do something for the right reasons or for a bad man I hadn't read anything by Zelazny since, oh, maybe Is it better that a good man decline to do something for the right reasons or for a bad man to do something good for all the wrong reasons?

Half-way through the story I was rooting for Hell Tanner to complete his mission even though I really didn't want him to earn his pardon. Tanner is not your usual hero. A convicted killer, cold-hearted rapist, and drug smuggler, Tanner is given the chance to have all his sins against the state forgiven if he will make the seemingly impossible cross-country journey from California to Boston to deliver much needed medication to a war-ravaged population suffering from plague.

Tanner must cross through the radioactive desert, fight off giant bats and snakes, and ride out violent, unpredictable storms that can dump debris at any time in order to finish his journey. Even though the subject matter is violent and dystopic, Zelazny writes with a power and poetry that is rare in such hard-nosed science fiction.

His descriptions of the journey leave no doubt about the harsh realities Tanner faces, but draws you into the story and makes you a part of that reality.

Four stars out of five on Visual Bookshelf. A rather Light weight adventure post-apocalyptic story as compared to the epic and iconic "Lords of Light", but written with clever or humorous prose as are usually found in his shorter works such as those found in Zelazny's "The Doors of His Face and other stories".

And so, I now know, thanks to Goodreads reviewer "Peter Tillman", this was an expanded version of a novella published in Makes perfect sense. I recall a movie based on this that I saw an eon ago when I was a pre-teen and recal A rather Light weight adventure post-apocalyptic story as compared to the epic and iconic "Lords of Light", but written with clever or humorous prose as are usually found in his shorter works such as those found in Zelazny's "The Doors of His Face and other stories".

I recall a movie based on this that I saw an eon ago when I was a pre-teen and recall that I liked it well enough. I gave this a 3 as a tribute to Roger Zelazny. I picked this book up after the movie and barely remember it. Post apocalyptic America left broken up into police states. Three vehicles heading from L. First published in Damnation Alley is a notable godfather of the biker, as in motorcycle, post-apocalyptic genre. It tells the story of Hell Tanner, a renegade biker and criminal who is pardoned by the Nation of California to deliver the cure for a plague that is overwhelming the Nation of Boston.

Most of the USA has been devastated by nuclear missiles and the cross country journey is extremely perilous due to radiation, huge storms and winds, swarms of giant creatures, and dangerous itiner First published in Damnation Alley is a notable godfather of the biker, as in motorcycle, post-apocalyptic genre. Most of the USA has been devastated by nuclear missiles and the cross country journey is extremely perilous due to radiation, huge storms and winds, swarms of giant creatures, and dangerous itinerant motorcycle gangs.

The theme of a warrior going it alone against impossible odds is a familiar one, so not too many surprises here. It started out promising but then everything went down. When the story stopped being interesting enough to keep my attention I started noticing the things that did not make sense. To top it all off there was one of the worst sex scenes ever written The story and the main character had potential but everything that was set as a benchmark at the start just turned out to be false later in the book.

The description of the environment seemed more influenced by vivid imagination and LSD than with anyt It started out promising but then everything went down. The description of the environment seemed more influenced by vivid imagination and LSD than with anything real.

For the time this book was written maybe it was enough but for now it is not. Idea of this book could use another new interpretation but the original book did not age well. I rated it with three stars since I really like how it all started and I like the idea.

To say that this book--which prefigured both of these comparisons by a goodly distance--is a more Mad Maxy version of "The Road" is no Rolling Stone-esque hogwash, or blind youthful insistence that the contemporary is the all; it is merely and delightfully accurate.

Zelazny was a brilliant writer, and the most lyrical of his genre. It's not that they didn't succeed, it's just that there wasn't anyone to succeed for. Among the many exquisite passages in this little book is what is quite possibly the longest sentence in science fiction, an utterly flawless apocalyptic prose poem that extends slightly beyond two pages.

One who is wise and open returns to it again and again and has trouble moving beyond it, though at this point one is near the end. It is all the more lovely for coming directly after the completion of the most flawed part of the book, a love interest aptly named "Corny", and making it difficult to believe that the man was unaware of his limits that was clearly forced in to flesh out the original story into something which is still barely book-length.

This fleshing is the only thing keeping the book this side of masterpiecedom, and makes one wish that we were better at printing novellas than we are. And then Zelazny comes storming back in to obliterate the mind with Old Testament-style revelations and one no longer cares about anything else, just loves the thing and wishes he were still alive. As a side note, I'd purchased this along with that holy of holies, "Lord of Light", for a housemate, a young man who works in a welding shop and fashions hefty blades after-hours for his recreation, on account of a barbarian fetish.

Also he is a fan of comics and metal and such; I don't recall what I said when I learned that he hadn't read Zelazny yet, but it was something along the what-the-hell-do-you-mean-you-haven't-!

Much to my dismay, our flawed generations have permitted him to lapse out of print again, and it took some doing to even find these two. But these two I found and promptly bought, and then I went home and started reading them myself. I told my friend that, while I was aware Christmas was approaching, he was just going to have to wait a little longer.

This seemed to offend him, but I was steadfast. I have finished it in time for my friend to return from his holiday vacationing, which is good, as it means that I can hand him his presents freely and not begrudge. Should he petulantly balk, I'll choose the rusty sword without the leather on the handle and offer that he pick up the more polished and comfortable one, and we'll entertain the crackheads by having us a duel in the yard. Damnation Alley is pure post-apocalyptic cheese, decorated with some ideas of genuine weirdness that uplift an otherwise mediocre by-the-book thriller.

Roughly 25 years after a nuclear war, America is a blasted wasteland, with California and Boston the only two nations of any importance left. Boston is afflicted by a deadly plague, and California has the cure. The problem is the miles of howling atomic desolation between the two. Only one man is bad enough to make the journey; Hell Turner, Damnation Alley is pure post-apocalyptic cheese, decorated with some ideas of genuine weirdness that uplift an otherwise mediocre by-the-book thriller.

Only one man is bad enough to make the journey; Hell Turner, last of the Hell's Angels and vicious killer. And to do it, he has a customized, armor-plated, rocket-packing, flame-throwing, all-terrain driving machine. This book is at it's best when Zelazny is describing the deadly landscape. The sky is full of howling winds carrying the rubble of civilization, which rains down like artillery. Giant rabid bats and mutated Gila lizards rule the desert.

The rest of it just feels very obligatory. Here's places where it's still , before The Bomb. Here's some rustic farmers who are innocent and helpful. Here's an attack by a motorcycle gang. Good post-apocalyptic fiction uses the end of the world as an acid to etch away the cruft of civilization, revealing what is essential about human nature. Here, Zelazny uses it as a canvas to airbrush thunderstorms and giant bugs. Jan 21, Bigal-sa rated it it was ok Shelves: dtb. I don't think Zelazny thought the story through properly.

I just reread the book after more than 30 years and was horrified by all the holes in the storyline. I felt no empathy with the hero - there really are better 70s books out there.

Jul 10, Craig rated it it was amazing. It's been unfortunately dismissed by many because of the terrible film version that was loosely based on it, which is a real pity since it's a well-written, intelligent book. The last paragraph is one of the most memorable that I've encountered in any piece of literature. Jun 21, Eric Mesa rated it liked it. Zelazny creates a world in which a nuclear war has created a nightmarish, hellish landscape with enormous creatures.

Hell Tanner has to cross this wasteland to make a delivery. The majority was just about getting there. This short story or novella? Not quite Asimov levels, but not too far off either. I'm glad I read it, but I'm not in a hurry to recommend it. A competent post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland adventure, written in pulpy prose. It's generally undistinguished, but there's the occasional nice turn of phrase: "He raised his goggles and looked at the world through crap-colored glasses, which was pretty much the way he looked at it without them, too.

Seems the novel didn't get much love when it was released either. Still, Hell Tanner is definitely a precursor to characters like Mad Max and Snake Plissken, so it was fun to read through that lens.

View all 3 comments. Aug 15, Scott Shjefte rated it it was amazing. Great visuals, depressing story of the coming climate destruction before it was well known. Made into a typical SF movie. Better than 3 but definitely not 4 stars. This was a wild ride across the North American continent from LA to Boston, passing through many dead, and I do mean dead, cities and through a lot of obstacles. Hell Tanner gets a full pardon from California for any crimes he ever committed if he agrees to take plague vaccine to Boston - through Damnation Alley.

He's a driver and a good one at that. Three vehicles, fitted with missiles, flame throwers, and other weapons and with surround vision and radi Better than 3 but definitely not 4 stars. Three vehicles, fitted with missiles, flame throwers, and other weapons and with surround vision and radiation protection start out. One vehicle is quickly knocked out of service with one dead. A couple of days later the second is gone in when they pass through a series of tornados.

Hell and Greg get over the Mississippi and refuel outside of St. Greg soon regrets he signed on for the journey and tries to convince Hell to turn back, causing Hell to knock him out. With no driving help Hell takes on obstacle after obstacle and then gets stuck in the mud. Luckily, there are some good people there who pull him out, feed him, let him sleep and take a bath. They also agree to keep Greg while he recovers from a concussion. Hell sets out again. He's about 90 miles from Albany, so Boston seems possible now.

But there are now human foes to deal with The action never stops. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed. Science Fiction. Speculative Fiction. Hell Tanner isn't the sort of guy you'd mistake for a hero: he's a fast-driving car thief, a smuggler, and a stone-cold killer. Facing life in prison for his various crimes, he's given a choice: Rot away his remaining years in a tiny jail cell, or drive cross-country and deliver.

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