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Commander 1

Commander 1

Post-ApocalypticScience Fiction
Pages
253
Published
1965
Language
English

Synopsis

Novel by Peter George that begins where Dr.Strangelove left off. This is the story of what happened between Russia and USA to the group of men who survived the nuclear war holocaust. A power-hungry submarine Commander, his crew, and 3 civilian couples attempt to rebuild society on a remote island. **It was George's last published work, with the author committing suicide in 1966.

Prose complexity
6/10

Vibe

DarkTenseThought-Provoking
SurvivalMorally Grey

Genres

Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Thriller Political Thriller

About the author

P
Peter George

Peter Bryan George was a British author, most famous for the 1958 Cold War thriller novel Red Alert, first published under the title Two Hours to Doom and written under the pen name Peter Bryant. The book was the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's classic film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. - Wikipedia

Characters

submarine CommanderAntagonist

A power-hungry submarine Commander who leads a group of survivors after a nuclear war and attempts to rebuild society on a remote island.

All characters in Commander 1