This is the name of a series of action-adventure novels by Gold Eagle Publishing. The first novel in the series, "Pilgrimage To Hell" was written was by Christopher Lowder, under the pen name Jack Adrian. When he became ill after developing the plot and writing most of the book. Laurence James, under the pen name James Axler then completed it. The series continued with James Axler becoming the Gold Eagle's "house name" used for the series
After a nuclear exchange between the US and the Soviet Union devastated both countries. This exchange released a multitude of genetic diseases which infected the survivors of the initial holocaust. Other survivors lived through a long nuclear winter known as 'Skydark'. The climate, ecosystems, and geographical features of the world were changed dramatically. The portion of the United States that remained became known as the 'Deathlands'.
