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ATDrake · 03-01-2016, 12:52 PM

The Long Tomorrow by the late Leigh Brackett (ISFDB, Wikipedia) is her Hugo Award-nominated vintage post-apocalyptic coming-of-age science fiction novel starring two brothers and their lives in a US altered by a nuclear holocaust as they go on both a journey of adventure as well as self-discovery, free courtesy of publisher Phoenix Pick Press, who are e-printing it from its 1955 Doubleday edition.

This is their featured Free eBook of the Month for March, and has been placed on the list of "SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984" over at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. I've actually bought this one during a previous PPP sale years ago and quite liked it when I read it and would recommend.

Currently free, throughout the month of March directly @ the publisher's promo page (DRM-free ePub & Mobi bundle available worldwide in return for your valid email address)

There's also a tie-in deal to get additional vintage works by authors closely associated with Brackett: for $6.99, you can get a bundle of Best of Edmond Hamilton (Brackett's husband, and she edits and provides an introduction to this collection), a Best of Hal Clement collection, and L. Sprague de Camp's time travel classic Lest Darkness Fall. This is very good value for some excellent old school science fiction, though you may already have portions of it from other PPP giveaways and special offers throughout the years.

Description
One of the original novels of post-nuclear-holocaust America, The Long Tomorrow is considered by many to be one of the finest science fiction novels ever written on the subject. The story has inspired generations of new writers and is still as mesmerizing today as when it was originally written.

Len and Esau are young cousins living decades after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization as we know it. The rulers of the post-war community have forbidden the existence of large towns and consider technology evil.

However, Len and Esau long for more than their simple agrarian existence. Rumors of mythical Bartorstown, perhaps the last city in existence, encourage the boys to embark on a journey of discovery and adventure that will call into question not only firmly held beliefs, but the boys' own personal convictions.

03-01-2016, 12:52 PM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (DRM-free) Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett [Vintage Sci-Fi Post-Apocalypse COA] The Long Tomorrow by the late Leigh Brackett (ISFDB, Wikipedia) is her Hugo Award-nominated vintage post-apocalyptic coming-of-age science fiction novel starring two brothers and their lives in a US altered by a nuclear holocaust as they go on both a journey of adventure as well as self-discovery, free courtesy of publisher Phoenix Pick Press, who are e-printing it from its 1955 Doubleday edition. This is their featured Free eBook of the Month for March, and has been placed on the list of "SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984" over at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. I've actually bought this one during a previous PPP sale years ago and quite liked it when I read it and would recommend. Currently free, throughout the month of March directly @ the publisher's promo page (DRM-free ePub & Mobi bundle available worldwide in return for your valid email address) There's also a tie-in deal to get additional vintage works by authors closely associated with Brackett: for $6.99, you can get a bundle of Best of Edmond Hamilton (Brackett's husband, and she edits and provides an introduction to this collection), a Best of Hal Clement collection, and L. Sprague de Camp's time travel classic Lest Darkness Fall. This is very good value for some excellent old school science fiction, though you may already have portions of it from other PPP giveaways and special offers throughout the years. Description One of the original novels of post-nuclear-holocaust America, The Long Tomorrow is considered by many to be one of the finest science fiction novels ever written on the subject. The story has inspired generations of new writers and is still as mesmerizing today as when it was originally written. Len and Esau are young cousins living decades after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization as we know it. The rulers of the post-war community have forbidden the existence of large towns and consider technology evil. However, Len and Esau long for more than their simple agrarian existence. Rumors of mythical Bartorstown, perhaps the last city in existence, encourage the boys to embark on a journey of discovery and adventure that will call into question not only firmly held beliefs, but the boys' own personal convictions.