Wrack & Roll

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Wrack & Roll is a novel by Bradley Denton published in 1986.

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Plot summary

Wrack & Roll is a novel in which the Anglo-Chinese Alliance threatens nuclear war against the US/USSR in an alternate timeline 1979, and the rock band Blunt Instrument may be the only hope of stopping an apocalypse. [1]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Wrack & Roll for White Dwarf #94, and stated that "Can the force of music halt nuclear apocalypse? Only via unconvincing plot devices, but it's a good rousing read. Very Norman Spinrad." [1]

Reviews

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References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (October 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf (94). Games Workshop: 12.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: year (link)