Woo Skin - Shop now
$7.99 with 20 percent savings
Digital List Price: $9.99

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Sold by Amazon.com Services LLC.
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Ward W. Moore
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Lot & Lot's Daughter Kindle Edition

by Ward Moore (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
Two classic science fiction stories about a California family fleeing a nuclear holocaust, written in an era when a dystopian future seemed inevitable.

An atomic bomb has struck Los Angeles, and the streets are filled with cars fleeing the city. But Mr. Jimmon knows that things will be different for his family. He has meticulously prepared for such an event, and now that it has arrived, he carries out his plan almost gleefully. The Jimmons get in their station wagon, filled with supplies, and head for the predetermined base. From the backseat, his children are complaining. In denial about the world’s precarious future, they would prefer to find their friends and wait out the crisis in the comfort of their home. But in reality, there is no guarantee of escape—or survival.
 
Savage, unromantic, and unflinchingly honest, these two dark tales by “one of the best American writers,” describe what could really happen at the end of the world, and what it takes to get there (Ray Bradbury).
 
This ebook features an introduction by Michael Swanwick and an illustrated biography of Ward Moore including rare images from the author’s estate.


 
Previous slide of product details
  1. Print length
    77 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  4. Publication date
    June 6, 2017
  5. File size
    7.6 MB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
    Enabled
  8. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
Next slide of product details

Editorial Reviews

Review

“‘Lot,’ first published in 1953 . . . [had a] brutal enough twist for 1953, but the sequel, published the following year, [‘Lot’s Daughter’] seems shockingly ahead of its time.” —TheWashington Post Book World
 
“Ward Moore was an underrated SF writer of immense subtlety. You owe it to yourself to sample his work. . . . These two stories form part of the foundation for post-apocalyptic works as diverse as recent William Barton, Terry Bisson, and John Barnes and remain a model of elegance.” —Asimov’s Science Fiction
 
“‘Lot’ and ‘Lot’s Daughter’ depict nuclear holocaust not simply as a worldwide catastrophe but, perhaps even more terrifyingly, as the unleashing of our own inner demons.” —SFRA Review
 
“Each of [Ward Moore’s] books became something of a classic. . . . [He] also wrote two of the most notable stories describing nuclear holocaust and its consequences, ‘Lot’ and ‘Lot’s Daughter,’ featuring a great motorized exodus from a doomed Los Angeles, seen through biblical parallelism as the city of Sodom.” —The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
 

About the Author

Ward Moore (1903–1978) was a talented novelist and short story writer who made significant contributions to the science fiction genre with his keen eye for storytelling. Moore is best known for his novel Bring the Jubilee (1953), an alternate history in which the South won the Civil War, a classic regarded by many as one of the finest of its category.
 

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XWPVP73
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (June 6, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 6, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7.6 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 77 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars 55 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Ward W. Moore

Ward W. Moore

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more.

Customer reviews

4 out of 5 stars
55 global ratings

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review

Customers say

Customers find the book worth their time and appreciate its character study, with one review describing it as a masterful examination of a man in chaos.

AI-generated from the text of customer reviews

Select to learn more

6 customers mention "Value for time"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book worth their time, with one mentioning it is well written.

"...Then this one ends abruptly again! Worth reading and better than 95% of similar fiction written these days." Read more

"...Mr. Moore has written two stories with a twist, well worth the time to read." Read more

"Interesting, just wish it was longer. The relationships of the characters were a bit cold, even concerning the family pet...." Read more

"Well written" Read more

3 customers mention "Character study"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character study in the book, with one describing it as a masterful exploration of a man in chaos, while another notes it provides a fascinating examination of human nature.

"...not chronicles of a civilization in Chaos, but a masterful character study of a man in Chaos...." Read more

"...They're not a cheerful read, but they're a fascinating examination of human nature...." Read more

"...compared to the apocalyptic output of today, but it does have interesting characters, if a bit stereotyped to that era." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Ralph E. Vaughan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mid-Century Atomic Man
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    Mr Jimmon considers himself the quintessential Atomic Man, and he may be right, but not in the way he thinks. The Atomic Bomb, as it was conceived then, was the bringer of Chaos, the ultimate firecracker shoved into the most complex of anthills. Mr Jimmon considers the ensuing Chaos (more accurately, he imagines it) and states with arrogant confidence: "I can fix that!" Of course, he can't because his idea of survival is running off to the hills and trying to rebuild a society of two without skills, education, acumen or drive. These novellas are not chronicles of a civilization in Chaos, but a masterful character study of a man in Chaos. In fact, except for a bright flash seen by all, what we know of the results of the attack is filtered entirely through Mr Jimmon's self-righteous imagination, ingrained arrogance and prejudices, and half-baked theories. Yet, by the time we get to the end of the arc, we know more about the world beyond Mr Jimmon's wretched existence than does he, and much more about Mr Jimmon than he will ever know, or admit, about himself.
    5 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • BigOrangeDave
    4.0 out of 5 stars Grandfather of Prepper Fiction
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    Hard to believe this is where it all began. The first story barrels along at a lightning speed whilst the family is mostly stuck in a traffic jam. The father, all knowing, is the one keeping the family together. Then it ends abruptly!

    The sequel moves at a more leisurely pace as we learn the father was not quite so all knowing after all. The subplot must've been quite scandalous for its time. Then this one ends abruptly again!

    Worth reading and better than 95% of similar fiction written these days.
    7 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • Modupe Hendricks
    3.0 out of 5 stars The title should be Lot and Lot’s grandson
    Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    The principal character Mr. Jimmon is an arrogant know it all, who is prepared for nuclear Armageddon. He is a family man who has been married 17 years to his wife and has three children. The father accepts that brutal decisions must be made to enhance their survival. In the first story, he makes a really brutal decision to enhance his survival. The second story demonstrates that he survived, but he did not prosper. I think it helps to know that these stories were written in the early 1950s. I did not particularly care for these stories because I felt that the father was evil and not just arrogant and patronizing. At least he got what he deserved in the end.
    6 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • book girl Kat
    5.0 out of 5 stars grim, but good stories
    Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Two related stories about how crises and survival situations can bring out the worst in us. They're not a cheerful read, but they're a fascinating examination of human nature. You have a sinking feeling about what the daughter is in for at the end of the first story, and you're tempted to cheer for her at the end of the second. In a dark way. I wouldn't exactly say she did the RIGHT thing, but she certainly did an understandable one.
    One person found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • Simon Crash
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    I knew this was story that the movie "Panic in the Year Zero"
    was based on but it goes much deeper. It's two short stories on the plot and it went down a path that caught me off guard.
    If your someone looking forward to doomsday give this a read.
    If your like me and enjoy survival fiction its still a must read.
    Mr. Moore has written two stories with a twist, well worth the time to read.
    6 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, deservedly timeless
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    Perhaps the iconic “a bombs hit CA” stories, as describing a new trope, but deeply human, a family in a car drive through what became Mad Max country.

    “Let’s stop at a beach hotel, it would be more fun,” said Mom.
    2 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • S. Pero
    3.0 out of 5 stars Lot & Lot's Daughter
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    The story was a little hard to get into. However when you did it was good.
    Helpful
     Report
  • Tom Barrister
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, if a bit dated.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    These stories, written in the 1950's by Ward Moore, and the basis of the 1962 movie "Panic in Year Zero" (which is only loosely based on the stories), was revolutionary for its time. It's tame compared to the apocalyptic output of today, but it does have interesting characters, if a bit stereotyped to that era.
    Helpful
     Report

Report an issue


Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report