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How a World War Can Change the Outlook on Apocalyptic Books

Originally published in 1940 as the epitome of pre–WW II apocalyptic books, L. Ron Hubbard wrote a new post–WW II preface to Final Blackout in 1948. Read it here.

Most People Don’t Realize How Dark and Gripping this Novel Is…

At the pinnacle of apocalyptic books is the World War III dystopian novel, Final Blackout. It received much fanfare when it was first published in 1940, but even the most avid reader today doesn’t realize how pivotal a novel it was …