Pilgrimage to Hell
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| Author | Christopher Lowder and Laurence James |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Deathlands series |
| Genre | Science fiction Post-apocalyptic novel |
| Publisher | Harlequin Enterprises Ltd (USA) |
Publication date | June 1986 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 381 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-373-62501-4 (first edition) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Preceded by | Encounter |
| Followed by | Red Holocaust |
Pilgrimage to Hell is the first book in the Deathlands Saga of novels. Written by Christopher Lowder and published on May 1, 1986, it follows the adventures of Ryan Cawdor, Krysty Wroth and J.B. Dix, and how they met.
A major character of the saga who appears in this novel is the Trader, who apparently goes off to die alone near the end of the book, but is constantly referenced in future novels. It also brings Doc Tanner (a senile-sounding gentleman with knowledge of pre-war America) to the group, and gives us our first glance at one of the series' long running mutant menaces : Stickies.
This book also introduces the Redoubts, in particular the Cerberus Redoubt, and the MAT-TRANS teleport chambers that are a major plot device driving the series.
From the back of the book:
The world blew out in 2001
On a crisp January day, a Presidential inauguration day, a one-megaton blast ripped through the Soviet embassy in Washington, D.C.
Subsequent explosions around the globe changed the face and the shape of the earth forever. Out of the ruins emerged Deathlands, a world that conspired against survival.
In the blasted heart of the new America, a group of men and women plan desperately to escape the eerie wasts and mutated life forms of their nuclear hell. Three warriors-the tough, intelligent Ryan Cawdor, and enigmatic beauty called Krysty Wroth, and the armorer J.B. Dix-set out on a harrowing journey to find a rumoured enclave high in the mountains.
Characters Introduced/Leaving
Ryan Cawdor (Introduced)
Krysty Wroth (Introduced)
J.B. Dix (Introduced)
Dr. Theophilus Tanner (Introduced)
Okie (Introduced)
Hunaker (Introduced)
Hennings (Introduced)
Finnagan (Introduced)
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