Eden's Twilight

Deathlands #86

by James Axler

Rumors of an untouched predark ville in the mountains of West Virginia lure traders in search of unimaginable wealth. They're coming from all directions—the good, the bad, the worst. Ryan and his warrior group join in, although it means an uneasy truce with an old enemy, going back to days of spilled blood and the legacy of the Trader. But as their journey to a place called Cascade reveals more of Deathlands' darkest secrets, it remains to be seen if this place will become their salvation…or their final resting place.

Genres: Post Apocalyptic, Adventure, Fiction, Science Fiction, Action

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

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Reviews

[Mike Siedschlag · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recently indulged my need for post-apocalyptic escapism reading Eden's Twilight by James Axler (the house name for any author of a Deathlands story).

Eden's Twilight returns to the theme that hooked me on Deathlands in the first place; straight forward survival-ism. No far-fetched sci-fi techno-action. I enjoyed the down and dirty feel of the story.

The basic plot; our intrepid companions align with a group who would normally be competitors, if not outright enemies. They wind up unlikely and somewhat unwilling allies against an even larger threat. They face more realistic threats (at least for this genre), giving me the escapism I enjoy so much.

The only glaring mistake is when Jak is placed in two different geographic places at the same time (OOPS!).

Eden's Twilight (Deathlands #86, #85 on Amazon) great literature? No. A comment on social morality? Maybe, if you stretch far enough. A place to exercise and indulge escapist fantasies? Bingo!

So the Deathlands series remains my not-so-secret little literary vice. Enjoy!


Mike

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nick Pollotta is officially my least favorite Deathlands author after this crapfest.

He makes everyone in the universe say "Fair enough." Every fucking character, no matter how minor or illiterate, throws out that stupid phrase at least once in every Pollotta penned book. Which ends up being anywhere between ten to twenty times. And I'm sick of it.

It's such an out-of-place phrase, especially when you consider most of the people in this world don't even know what words like "kill" or "gun" mean. Of all the fucking idioms in the English language, apparently one of the only ones that survives a nuclear apocalypse is "fair enough." Well it's not fair, Nick, because the story sucked too.

[Amy Jonas]

It's been years since I read a Deathlands novel and picking up this book was a rejoining old friend. so glad I did. Ryan, Krysty, J.B, Jak, Doc and Mildred make the fight for survival in a post apocalyptic wasteland worth the trip!

[Thee_ron_clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another standard Deathlands series novel. The concept of the over all series is pretty creative and I read several of them as a teenager and young adult. I have to say that they are still pretty good for what they are: cheap and action-packed entertainment. Fans of post-apocalyptic literature with lower standards on the scientific aspect of it all should check this series out.

[Clark]

I never read this one as it was a different narrator. Having listened to 18 months of. Death lands I just could not accept a change of cast.

[Jonah · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Traders are trickier than a bent-dick dog." - J.B. Dix