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When Worlds Collide
Philip Wylie
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Description for When Worlds Collide
Paperback. A runaway planet hurtles toward the earth. As it draws near, tidal waves, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions wrack our planet, devastating continents and wiping out millions. A team of scientists race to build a spacecraft to escape the doomed earth. Their greatest threat, they discover, comes not from the skies but from other humans. Series: Bison Frontiers of Imagination. Num Pages: 379 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
A runaway planet hurtles toward the earth. As it draws near, massive tidal waves, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions wrack our planet, devastating continents, drowning cities, and wiping out millions. In central North America, a team of scientists race to build a spacecraft powerful enough to escape the doomed earth. Their greatest threat, they soon discover, comes not from the skies but from other humans. A crackling plot and sizzling, cataclysmic vision have made When Worlds Collide one of the most popular and influential end-of-the-world novels of all time.
This Bison Frontiers of Imagination edition features the original story and its sequel, After Worlds ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Bison Frontiers of Imagination
Number of Pages
379
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803298149
SKU
V9780803298149
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About Philip Wylie
Philip Wylie (1902–71) wrote several classic works of speculative fiction, including Gladiator and The Disappearance, as well as a popular work of nonfiction, A Generation of Vipers. Edwin Balmer (1883–1959), an engineer, was also a writer of detective stories and speculative fiction. Introducer John Varley is an acclaimed science fiction writer and a winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. His ... Read more
Reviews for When Worlds Collide
" ... a rattling good old-fashioned story of world-cataclysm and the exploration of a new planet."
interzone, february 2000
interzone, february 2000