War Day and the Journey Onward [Paperback]

Whitley Strieber (Author), James Kunetka (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1988

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Product Details

• Paperback: 515 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books (October 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446357278
• ISBN-13: 978-0446357272
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a masterpiece, very frightening and informative, March 4, 2006

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Raegan Butcher (Rain City, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warday (Mass Market Paperback)

WARDAY is the literary equivalent of a Peter Watkins film; indeed what it most closely resembles is his brilliant 1965 "documentary" THE WAR GAME. What the writers of WARDAY share with Watkins is a wholly originaly concept for dealing with a work of art that depicts the possible effects of a nuclear war: treat it like a documentary about the dread event--as if the nuclear war HAD occurred. The scenarios (spun out and supported by a ton of research)of what occurs after a "limited" nuclear war( just NYC and WASH DC and parts of Texas actually get vaporized) are so much more chilling than other books of this kind--because of that intensely personal and REALISTIC feeling that the authors are able to achieve--and also because the nuclear war depicted isn't so devastaing as to be incomprehensible; this is one of the top three apocalyptic novels of the late 20th century; truly a masterpiece. This book frightened me like very few others precisely because it felt so real; let's all just hope that we never have to find out first hand whether Strieber & Kunetka were correct in their speculations.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best "post nuke", October 27, 2002

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"deathfromafar" (North Canterbury New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: War Day and the Journey Onward (Paperback)

This is about the best of the post nuke novels around.

The plot is simple, two writers, having survived a very limited nuclear exchange between the Soviet Union and the United States journey around the United States to gather what has happenned to the Country. Along the way, as is foreshadowed above they tell their own stories of survival, as well as interview numerous people- a british navel officer, a canadian banker, a former cabinet menber, a priest and so on. This is combined with the stories of the central narrators who not only reveal their own stories, but tell of their travel.

The central premise is not so much a full collapse of society, but rather a broken and battered United States, with States and territories leaving the Union, independence movements and dependent on overseas aid primarily from the United Kingdom, and Japan.

All in all a solid novel, enjoyable and very readible. Because in many cases the interviews with people are short, you are often left wandering what happened to them in the finish. Well worth a read, and not just by "apocalyptic" fiction fans. Its better than "the stand" anyway.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nuclear War, it's a mother........, June 25, 2005

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Joseph P. Ulibas "Captain Couth" (Florin, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warday (Mass Market Paperback)

WarDay was an novel written by Whitley Strieber and a co-author. Whitley worked on the novel parts whilst his co-writer was incharge of the technical data and research of nucler warfare and fallout data. The books is very well researched and a captivating read. The story follows two men on their travels across the United States and document the after effects of a limited exchange of nuclear tipped missles and the change it has on the people.

The novel begins as an ordinary day for Whitley Strieber. There has been rumors of a oncoming conflict but nothing to be concerned about. Out of the blue, several incoming ICBMs strike New York City and the surrounding areas. Life in the United States will never be the same again. One of the best novels wriiten about this subject.

Highly Recommended.