Items related to Level 7 (Signet SF, D1956)
Synopsis
Level 7 is the diary of Officer X-127, who is assigned to stand guard at the "Push Buttons," a machine devised to activate the atomic destruction of the enemy, in the country’s deepest bomb shelter. Four thousand feet underground, Level 7 has been built to withstand the most devastating attack and to be self-sufficient for five hundred years. Selected according to a psychological profile that assures their willingness to destroy all life on Earth, those who are sent down may never return.
Originally published in 1959, and with over 400,000 copies sold, this powerful dystopian novel remains a horrific vision of where the nuclear arms race may lead, and is an affirmation of human life and love. Level 7 merits comparison to Huxley’s A Brave New World and Orwell’s 1984 and should be considered a must-read by all science fiction fans.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Publisher
Library of American Fiction
1959 hardcover, William Heinemann, Ltd.
1989 paperback, Lawrence Hill Books
From the Back Cover
"Eventually, I believe, Roshwald's remorseless apocalypse will be recognized as one of the masterpieces of anti-utopian literature."--H. Bruce Franklin
"In some ways this story gives the most realistic picture of nuclear war that I have read in any work of fiction."--Linus Pauling
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherNew American Library
- Publication date1961
- ISBN 10 0451019563
- ISBN 13 9780451019561
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages143
- Rating
(No Available Copies)
Search Books: Create a WantCan't find the book you're looking for? We'll keep searching for you. If one of our booksellers adds it to AbeBooks, we'll let you know!
Create a Want
