Armageddon 2419 A.D.
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Subjects: Science fiction; War stories
Description: <p><i>Armageddon 2419 <abbr>A.D.</abbr></i> features the introduction of Buck Rogers, the famous sci-fi adventure hero of early comics and radio shows. Originally published in <i>Amazing Stories</i> in 1928, this novella was later combined with <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/philip-francis-nowlan">Nowlan’s</a> sequel, <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/philip-francis-nowlan/the-airlords-of-han"><i>The Airlords of Han</i></a>, and re-published under this same title in the 1960s.</p>
			<p>In it we follow Buck Rogers and his mysterious transportation to far-future America. The land was conquered by the evil Han Empire centuries ago, and the local Americans, scattered into competing gangs, are now starting a rebellion. Buck meets the leaders of one of the gangs and is swept up in the events.</p>