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The seven-volume Pelbar Cycle by Paul O. Williams, published in the 1980s.
The Breaking of Northwall
The Ends of the Circle
The Dome in the Forest
The Fall of the Shell
An Ambush of Shadows
The Song of the Axe
The Sword of Forbearance
These novels are centered primarily around the Pelbar, a people who live in three great walled cities along what we know as the Mississippi River, roughly 1000 years in the future and almost as long after an apocalypse sometime in the early 21st century. The tales revolve around several characters, most of them Pelbar, who begin to explore the continent and interact with people from other tribes, who have all become separate amidst mutual hostility over the previous millennium. The technology varies from iron age (the Pelbar) to stone age (some of the largely hunter-gatherer tribes of the plains) to very early industrial revolution (the eastern cities).
The prose is very simple, the story marvelous, except for an over-emphasis on post-conflict harmony between peoples.
If you can find it as it has been out of print for some time:
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer
One of the best books I have ever read. I got it last year for around $15.00 (new copy) on amazon. The next time I looked it was around $120.00 for a used copy.
I don't know what it goes for now or if anyone can even find it but it is worth a search because the book is excellent.
One of the best books I have ever read. I got it last year for around $15.00 (new copy) on amazon. The next time I looked it was around $120.00 for a used copy.
I don't know what it goes for now or if anyone can even find it but it is worth a search because the book is excellent.
Just curious why you didn't like it ? I just finished it last night and thought it was excellent, and kind of sobering. It's got my mind whirling on how I can better prepare my family ...just in case.
One of the best books I have ever read. I got it last year for around $15.00 (new copy) on amazon. The next time I looked it was around $120.00 for a used copy.
I don't know what it goes for now or if anyone can even find it but it is worth a search because the book is excellent.
I checked it out on Amazon - used is $26 which is still a little steeper than I usually go, but did read the first few pages and wish it was available more cheaply, but put it on my wish list anyway lol
I checked it out on Amazon - used is $26 which is still a little steeper than I usually go, but did read the first few pages and wish it was available more cheaply, but put it on my wish list anyway lol
That's probably the best price you will find. Check out what Albris is asking for it:
$26.00 is higher than I usually go, too, but this book is worth it. It really is. It's so valuable to me that I won't loan it out. I've read it several times and just can't stand the thought of it being out of my possession.
I feel the same way about Ninni Holvquist's "The Unit."
Well, as I said, it's on my wish list so we'll see. For now I'm waiting on delivery of The Passage and Without Warning.
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It's on my reread list this year
