''Mutants in Orbit'' is an adventure and sourcebook for the '' After the Bomb'' and '' Rifts''

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s, authored by James Wallis and

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. It was released by

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in March 1992. The book deals with life of space colonies. The setting is on the same time scale as the ''After the Bomb'' and ''Rifts'', but from the space colonies' point of view.

Publication history

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22 in 1989,

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introduced James Wallis to

, leading to Wallis becoming involved in the publication of role-playing game supplements through ''

Mutants in Avalon ''Mutants in Avalon'' is the fifth supplement for the '' After the Bomb'' role-playing game, originally based on and compatible with ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness''. It was published by Palladium Books in January 1991 and us ...

'' (1990) and ''Mutants in Orbit'' (1992). ''Mutants in Orbit'' functioned as a sourcebook for both the '' Rifts'' and '' After the Bomb'' role-playing games.

References

{{Palladium Books 1992 books After the Bomb (game) Rifts (role-playing game)