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Pilgrimage to Hell
AuthorChristopher Lowder and Laurence James
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDeathlands series
GenreScience fiction Post-apocalyptic novel
PublisherHarlequin Enterprises Ltd (USA)
Publication date
June 1986
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages381
ISBN0-373-62501-4 (first edition)
OCLC14206528
Preceded byEncounter 
Followed byRed Holocaust 

Pilgrimage to Hell is the first book in the Deathlands Saga of novels. Written by Christopher Lowder under his pen name Jack Adrian and published on May 1, 1986, it follows the adventures of Ryan Cawdor, Krysty Wroth and J.B. Dix, and delves into how they met.

Plot

A major character of the saga who appears in this novel is the Trader, who apparently goes off to die alone near the end of the book, but is constantly referenced in future novels. It also brings Doc Tanner (a senile-sounding gentleman with knowledge of pre-war America) to the group, and gives us our first glance at one of the series' long running mutant menaces : Stickies.

This book also introduces the Redoubts, in particular the Cerberus Redoubt, and the MAT-TRANS teleport chambers that are a major plot device driving the series.

Characters Introduced/Leaving

Ryan Cawdor (Introduced)

Krysty Wroth (Introduced)

J.B. Dix (Introduced)

Dr. Theophilus Tanner (Introduced)

Okie (Introduced)

Hunaker (Introduced)

Hennings (Introduced)

Finnagan (Introduced)

The Trader (Introduced)