"When the Sleepers Woke" by Arthur Leo Zagat is a science fiction story that plunges into a world destroyed by war, where very few people remain. It grapples with ideas of staying alive, how societies can fall apart, and the chance to start over after everything has been ruined.. The book follows Allan Dane, who wakes up after being frozen for a long time in a safe place, protected from a poison gas that covered the earth during a huge battle. When he wakes up, he realizes that he is one of only seven people still alive, living far away from the destruction of human conflict. As Allan finds out what happened to the others, he meets Naomi, who also made it through the chaos. Together, they face the dangers of this new world, which is filled with the crazy remnants of humanity driven mad by loneliness. The story ends with Allan racing against the clock to fight the evil remnants of the enemy and save his new community.
When the Sleepers Woke
By Arthur Leo Zagat
In a world ravaged by war, a man awakens from suspended animation to confront mad remnants of humanity and fight for the future of the human race.
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About the AuthorArthur Leo Zagat (1896–1949) was an American lawyer and writer of pulp fiction and science fiction. Trained in the law, he gave it up to write professionally. Zagat is noted for his collaborations with fellow lawyer Nat Schachner. During the last two decades of his life, Zagat wrote short stories prolifically. About 500 pieces appeared in a variety of pulp magazines, including Thrilling Wonder Stories, Argosy, Dime Mystery Magazine, Horror Stories, Operator No. 5 and Astounding. Zagat also wrote the "Doc Turner" stories that regularly appeared in The Spider pulp magazine throughout the 1930s and the "Red Finger" series that ran in Operator #5, and wrote for Spicy Mystery Stories as "Morgan LaFay". A novel, Seven Out of Time, was published by Fantasy Press in 1949, the year he died. His most well-known series is probably the Tomorrow series of six novelettes from Argosy, collected into two volumes by Altus Press in 2014.
Arthur Leo Zagat (1896–1949) was an American lawyer and writer of pulp fiction and science fiction. Trained in the law, he gave it up to write professionally. Zagat is noted for his collaborations with fellow lawyer Nat Schachner. During the last two decades of his life, Zagat wrote short stories prolifically. About 500 pieces appeared in a variety of pulp magazines, including Thrilling Wonder Stories, Argosy, Dime Mystery Magazine, Horror Stories, Operator No. 5 and Astounding. Zagat also wrote the "Doc Turner" stories that regularly appeared in The Spider pulp magazine throughout the 1930s and the "Red Finger" series that ran in Operator #5, and wrote for Spicy Mystery Stories as "Morgan LaFay". A novel, Seven Out of Time, was published by Fantasy Press in 1949, the year he died. His most well-known series is probably the Tomorrow series of six novelettes from Argosy, collected into two volumes by Altus Press in 2014.
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