When Worlds Collide/After Worlds Collide (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie
- First Published: 1933
- Type of Work: Novels
- Time of Work: The mid-twentieth century
- Setting: Earth and Bronson Beta
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Apocalyptic and catastrophe fiction
- Subjects: Communism or communists, Twentieth century, Other worlds, Space ships, stations, or vehicles, Earth, Apocalypse
- Locales: Earth, Fictional planets
The Plot
Placing Earth in peril of cosmic collision has become almost a cliché in science fiction. When Worlds Collide remains the version against which all others are measured, in part because of the influence of producer George Pal’s 1951 film adaptation.
Astronomer Sven Bronson discovers two wandering planets moving toward the solar system. He sends photographic plates of the planets to American astrophysicist Cole Hendron so that Hendron can confirm his calculations that the approaching planets will pass close enough to Earth for the gas giant Bronson Alpha...
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