Robert Edmond Alter (1925–1966)
Author of Heroes in Blue and Gray
About the Author
Works by Robert Edmond Alter
Followers Of The Dark Star 1 copy
Sei piccole bare 1 copy
Black Lizard 1 copy
THE SHUNNED HOUSE 1 copy
Associated Works
Alfred Hitchcock's Down By the Old Bloodstream (1971) — Author, some editions — 58 copies, 2 reviews
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- Canonical name
- Alter, Robert Edmond
- Other names
- Retla, Robert
- Birthdate
- 1925-12-10
- Date of death
- 1966-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- California, USA
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Pretty good post-apocalypse yarn, fast-paced, some nice writing (the sex scenes are cringe-worthy), and an open ending. It may be that I'm being a little hard on it because I paid too much to get it.
Meanders quite a bit and Alter is constantly referring to other books - sort of a chance to have everyone know what he (or his character) thinks about a lot of literature. But toward the end, it really kicks into overdrive and redeems itself.
Tremendous atmosphere makes this a must-read. Ignore the overwrought text on the back cover - it is very misleading about the text as a whole.
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- Works
- 28
- Also by
- 17
- Members
- 321
- Popularity
- #73,714
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 24
- Languages
- 2
- Favorited
- 1