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The Day After Tomorrow [Mass Market Paperback]

Whitley Strieber (Author)
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April 27, 2004
THE BEGINNING OF THE END

It's a fiercely hot summer, so hot that the north pole's heat record is broken by fifty degrees. Massive ice melt stuns the world as open ocean appears at the pole for the first time in living memory. Deep under the Atlantic Ocean, currents crucial to life react, dropping south -- and suddenly, storms of unprecedented ferocity start exploding over the arctic as cold air returns, slamming into the heat with cataclysmic results. The storms grow until they form a bizarre and gigantic blizzard unlike anything ever seen before. A stunned humanity realizes that a second ice age is about to engulf the earth.

Climatologist Jack Hall tried to warn people of the approaching peril -- but it may already be too late for any hope of survival. Now he must not only find a way to reverse the rampant ecological destruction that is transforming the world into a frigid wasteland, but also rescue his rebellious son, who is one of the millions trapped in the icy depths of a frozen New York City.

Now a Major Motion Picture from Twentieth Century Fox


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About the Author

Whitley Strieber is widely known for his bestselling account of his own close encounter, Communion: A True Story, and has produced a television special based on Confirmation for NBC. He is also the author of the vampire novels The Hunger, The Last Vampire, and Lilith's Dream, and is the new host of his own radio program, Dreamland, founded by Art and Ramona Bell. His website -- the world's most popular site featuring topics at the edge of science and culture -- is www.unknowncountry.com.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Star (April 27, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743489063
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743489065
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #508,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
WOW!! April 26, 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I got this because I was curious about the movie. It seems that the author who wrote this also wrote another book, Superstorms, that it says on the cover inspired the movie.

I sat down with the Day After Tomorrow and it just plain swept me away. These books written based on movies are usually rank garbage, but this was created by a master, that is very clear. The writing just soars, it is moving, it is scary, it presents the characters as complex people, the descriptions are wonderful.

Frankly, this book belongs between hardcovers. It should never have been issued like this as a knockoff book, even though it is based on the script. This is a completely enthralling and fabulous piece of thriller writing. And as far as the movie is concerned, after reading this, I would not miss it for anything.

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Having watched the movie, it'd be pretty unjust to the author if i were to blatantly give this book 1 or 2 stars.

Basically,THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW is a novel based on the climatic disaster caused by global warming.Professor Jack Hall foresees that as global warming and greenbouse gases are released,climatic changes round the world.Ice regions at the Antarctica starts melting...and this means ultimate havoc.

As Hall tries to convince the people of the immpending danger,his son Sam proceeds to Manhatten for a competition.But what they least expected that hurricanes,twisters,hailstorms and all kinds of natural disasters were already on their way:People froze to death by the sudden most cold,twisters and tornadoes come blasting off buildings...and even countries like Japan and New Dehli in India were not let off.

It was at this moment that Manhatten, was too,caught inthe tussle of a great flood that actually sank the entire city in plain white snow.

This novel is exacty a replica of the movie.Except that mushy lines found here were seemingly erased from the movie.The book is average,it's almost a narration text of the movie.But it does portrayed the emotions of the characters which you will not find in the movie.Like what Laura (Sam's classmate)'s thoughts were when Sam revealed his feelings for her.Basically,that's it.

And a word of warning though: If you've watched the movie,you'd probably not want to grab this book.

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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No one, save a very few, takes paleoclimatologist (the study of past climate trends) Jack Hall's worries about the melting polar ice disrupting the North Atlantic current and causing a massive superstorm very seriously. Then the current disappears and the weater goes mad. Now they listen, but it's too late to avoid a new ice age and the people in the North are doomed to a certain death by freezing. That certainty does not stop Jack Hall from setting out to rescue is son, who is trapped in the frozen wasteland that was once New York City.

Whitley Strieber, who co-wrote (with radio personality Art Bell) The Coming Global Superstorm (the book that writer/director Roland Emmerich admits 'inspired' his epic disaster movie), does an excellent job of fleshing out the obviously action heavy script. The result is a quick rollercoaster ride of a book. Fans of Strieber, Bell, or Irwin Allen reincarnate Roland Emmerich's movie will want this in their collection. Recommended.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
What Will Life Be Like "The Day After Tomorrow"?
We have all heard the saying that "warning comes before destruction". In THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW we see exactly what happen when the warning is not heeded. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. A. Webb
Science? We don't need no stinking science !!
Whenever I'm feeling down, I pop this baby in the machine and give it a watch. The way the director (Emmerich) immediately and permanently discards the laws of physics is simply... Read more
Published on August 13, 2009 by Charlesw W. Andrews
Written AFTER The Movie and STILL Great!
Rarely do you find a book that is written AFTER a movie is made. This allows you to see how the special effects are described in words as opposed to pictures. Read more
Published on June 15, 2009 by D. Wilson
A survival Story
What happens when the effects of Global Warming suddenly show, well by reading The Day after Tomorrow, you hear a story of the trouble and danger it causes. Read more
Published on December 20, 2007 by Deborah A. Przyszlak
I like it chilly
I've been a fan of Striebers work since I read The Wolfen back in 88. I knew the man had some talent after reading the book. Read more
Published on October 28, 2006 by +deV
The Day After Tomorrow
The novel The Day After Tomorrow by Whitley Strieber is an adventure. It starts off with a scientist, Jack Hall, in Antarctica studying some ice samples. Read more
Published on January 3, 2006 by Tina D. "TD"
A book of FICTION, remember that!
If we want to take Global Warming seriously then reading a book like this is tantamount to reading a book on plumbing and its many uses in the drainage system of life. Read more
Published on March 26, 2005 by Kali
Simply dreadful drivel
Whitney Streiber, one of the chief instruments in dumbing down America, has outdone himself here. Streiber has no knowledge of physics or other sciences, but cares not a whit. Read more
Published on October 28, 2004 by Jerald R Lovell
Not his best...
The writing isn't Whitley Strieber's best. The book is often confusing and there are scenes that don't make a lot of sense. Sorry. Read more
Published on July 8, 2004 by Bee-Bee
Please, not another "damn" word out of you, Mr. Strieber
Skip the "book", see the movie.

I say this with confidence without having actually seen the movie. The writing is horrible, and I am convinced that Mr. Read more

Published on July 8, 2004 by Rob Aronson
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Jack Hall stared into his microscope, trying not to let his freezing-cold hands shake the equipment. Read the first page
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