4 thoughts on “81: Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny”

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   One step further than the transformed world is the Dying Earth, like the Dying Earth. Stepping back from that a bit is Dogs in the Vineyard.

   In fact, Damnation Alley is not unlike Star Trek. It’s concept was Wagon Train to the Stars. Every week there’s a new encounter and our main iconic characters never change, instead they bring order to the world. They never remember all the new discoveries they made, except occasionally from a previous series.

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     Vancian episodic adventure like Eyes of the Overworld or Big Planet was definitely in my mind during this episode. Dogs is a good call as well.

     Proximity to the apocalyptic event has to be a factor. They covered this well in the Grognard Files Aftermath episode, with the difference between being the generation at the apocalypse vs. 1 generation removed

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   In that vein, you’ll have to do A Canticle for Lebowitz at some point, Late the Sweet Birds Sang, Oryx and Crake (even if it pretends not to be SF) and Borne which I prefer to it, and at the far end of the scale, Hothouse.

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     A day after I uploaded I remembered A Canticle For Lebowitz and kicked myself for not mentioning it

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