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FROM: "Dini, Karen" <[removed]@addison.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 1/8/04, 3:53 PM

have a patron who is looking for a science fiction book that he said is
probably from the 1970s or 1980s. He thinks the title is Outlands. The
plot concerns a post-nuclear war planet (probably Earth). He said it
is centered on the people living in forts cut into mountains (he called
them redoubts?) We have found several books with similar titles but
nothing that matches his description. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Karen Dini
Reader Services Coordinator
Addison Public Library
[removed]@addison.lib.il.us

FROM: michael b gannon <[removed]@mail.aacpl.net>
REC'D: 1/8/04, 4:12 PM

Hi --

There is a series called Outlanders by James Axler (a publishing house
pseudonym) published by Worldwide. The plot you described sounds the same.
The first title (Exiles to Hell) came out in 1997 and they are now up to #25
Talon and Fang. This series was spun off from a 1980's series called
Deathlands also by Axler.

Michael

Michael B. Gannon
Branch Manager, Maryland City at Russett Library
Anne Arundel County Public Library
3501 Russett Common
Laurel, MD 20724
(301) 725-2390
FAX: (301) 498-5749
[removed]@mail.aacpl.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Dini, Karen [[removed]@addison.lib.il.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 4:51 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Outlands inquiry

have a patron who is looking for a science fiction book that he said is
probably from the 1970s or 1980s. He thinks the title is Outlands. The
plot concerns a post-nuclear war planet (probably Earth). He said it
is centered on the people living in forts cut into mountains (he called
them redoubts?) We have found several books with similar titles but
nothing that matches his description. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Karen Dini
Reader Services Coordinator
Addison Public Library
[removed]@addison.lib.il.us

FROM: [removed]@emich.edu
REC'D: 1/9/04, 1:55 PM

A description of the Deathlands and Outlanders books by "James Axler" can be found at the link below. Perhaps this will clarify whether they're the books your patron was looking for.

http://www.zip.com.au/~alexm/deathlands/faq.html#2

Bradley A. Scott

FROM: "Dini, Karen" <[removed]@addison.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 1/13/04, 12:51 PM

Thanks to everyone who responded. The series of books by James Axler
are the ones that the patron was looking for. You guys are great!

Karen Dini
Reader Services Coordinator
Addison Public Library
[removed]@addison.lib.il.us

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