After Worlds Collide [Mass Market Paperback]

Philip/Balmer, Edwin Wylie (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; 5th printing edition (December 1, 1970)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446522554
• ISBN-13: 978-0446522557
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,098,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Yes, Mysterious is Right., April 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: After Worlds Collide (Paperback)

I came across the first of these two books about ten years ago, after seeing the film, and I enjoyed it very much. I didn't realize there was a sequel, however, until recently, and I was lucky enough to find a copy. It was worth the effort. The character development is good, the question of what happened to the new planet's previous inhabitants underlies everything, and the element of conflict is pretty good too, especially for the times. The authors raise several interesting questions. What would you do about the repopulation problem and the unequal man/woman ratio? How would you rebuild a civil government? And so on. "After Worlds Collide" is definitely a worthwhile and entertaining read.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read if You Read the First!, March 12, 2003

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Michael A. Newman (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After Worlds Collide (Paperback)

This is a must read if you have read When Worlds Collide. Not much in the way of science fiction. More along the lines of the fear of Communism that gripped the US post-WW II. In the book other countries had the same idea as the US about the impending disaster and were also able to launch rockets to the new world before the Earth is destroyed. The people from those rockets are not too "benevolent" and try to harness what they find left over from the earlier civilizations of the new planet to become masters of the planet.

We find that even though the prior races have long since perished, most of the machinery left behind still works. If you bear in mind the period that the book was written you should find it a very entertaining read.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Old Time Sci-Fi, April 14, 2005

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jaymac1500 (TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After Worlds Collide (Paperback)

I would have given this one 4 1/2 stars, but I didn't have that option. This book and its predecessor are two of the greatest sci-fi books I have ever read and read and read. I have re-read them at least 5 times since I first read them as a teenager. In fact I still have the books I bought as a teenager!

This story is a slight let-off from the first book, but extremely enjoyable. Even when re-reading it I still find myself hoping to find a resident alien around the corner.

It's a monumental epic struggle to save the human race and the trials and tribulations of the last remaining humans after the world is destroyed. It's a little predictable, but you have to put the book in to perspective to the time it was written. Yes it's a little political, but that was what was going on at the time.

I would recommend this book and the first book, When World Collide, to anyone, you won't be disappointed.