Genre : Science Fiction Format : Paperback Pages : 230 Published : 1983 Illustrated : Yoshitaka Amano Translated : Joe and Yuko Swift

“The car came to a halt , pushing the fog away . It was a four-seat, gas turbine vehicle . The fog , angry at being treated so cruelly , swirled vigorously and wrapped itself around the office and pumps of the gas station a few yards ahead .”

Summary : In the not too distant future everyone suddenly gets amnesia . Humanity ( for the most part ) has now been reduced to its animalistic base . One somewhat smarter individual is a young Japanese man named Wataru who helped another man at a hospital named Johnny . Now Johnny was being experimented on when this weird collective amnesia happened and because of this Johnny somehow was immune from it . Johnny takes it upon himself to educate Wataru quickly and does so using an experimental machine to increase mental capabilities . Soon enough Wataru has to leave and encounters a beautiful young woman named Sophia . They decide to travel together for a little while and encounter many weird phenomena and dangers on this road trip through America .

“It happened while he was on patrol . He couldn’t remember how to open the cockpit and probably either suffocated or starved to death . The latest in weapons technology , which was supposed to protect him from outlaws , became his tomb . As long as its energy source holds out , it will run around , massacring all suspicious looking people – in other words , all humans . It’s an envoy of justice gone crazy .”

Review : If you’re like me and you always pick the wild wasteland trait in Fallout : New Vegas then you’ll like this book . It’s a wild , epic , and weird roadtrip story that examines the human condition . In other words … get the book !

“I know , Traveler . Someone once said that life is comprised of goodbyes . “

Recommendations : Books 1. Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi 2. Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein 3. Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny 4. A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs 5. Them by William W. Johnstone

Songs 1. On the Road Again – Willie Nelson 2. E.T.I. – Blue Oyster Cult 3. Black Sunshine – White Zombie and Iggy Pop 4. Crossroad Blues – Robert Johnson 5. Man with the Hex – The Atomic Fireballs

Movies 1. A Wind Named Amnesia (1993) 2. Vampire Hunter D (1985) 3. Cyborg (1989) 4.Mad Max (1979) 5. Fist of the North Star (1986)

Lesson learned : If you ever find yourself in a situation where you’ve lost your memory … what are we talking about again ?