World's Apart [Hardcover]

Joe Haldeman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1983

In New New York during the one-day World War that inflicted everyone over eighteen with madness and death, Marianne is torn between her desire to aid her lover and her duty to humankind. Reprint. NYT.

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Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Ultramarine Pub Co (June 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893661902
• ISBN-13: 978-0893661908
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,046,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joe Haldeman has served twice as president of the Science Fiction Writers of America and is currently an adjunct professor teaching writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, even better than Worlds, February 12, 2003

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Mark Coleman (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worlds Apart (Paperback)

I loved this book, even better than the first book in the series. It's not often I can say a book moved me, but man, there are part in this book you will never forget. I bought this series after I caught a talk by Stephen King years ago where someone asked to name some of his favorite writers. I wrote a few names down and somehow I only tracked down one: Haldeman. I don't recall if he mentioned this series but it's where I started and I ended up reading most of the books he wrote. I loved about 90% of them and liked the other 10% well enough.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, June 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Worlds Apart (Paperback)

I was floored by WORLDS and sought out the sequel right away. I was hooked just a few pages in and devoured it in a wonderful weekend of reading. This novel is as strong as the first book and stronger than the third (WORLDS ENOUGH IN TIME). For me this ranks with the best of Haldeman's works and is a must read for anyone who enjoys good speculative fiction.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read after Worlds. Some of the best fiction ever., July 25, 2005

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Harvey H. Meeker (Shelton, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worlds Apart (Paperback)

This book and it's predecessor Worlds comprise a story that is exceptional and meaningful, filled with characters and situations that are given breadth and life with startling clarity. For those that haven't read Worlds I would advise you to read that book before continuing reading this review.

Worlds Apart continues the story of Marianne O'Hara after the events of Worlds. The Worlds are all that is left of civilization after a devastating war has wiped out most life on Earth. A virus unleashed across the world continues to kill those who age beyond puberty. Marianne has barely been able to return to the orbiting habitat of New New York where she monitors the progress of Earth and plans for the future of the human race.

Marianne's lover Jeff Hawking is trapped on Earth and we follow his perspective through the ravaged aftermath. An anomaly of Jeff's biology keeps him from dying off to the virus that plagues the population and he makes his way across the country looking to help people and find a way to communicate with Marianne in orbit.

The story told in Worlds Apart is one of the most extraordinary and realistic portrayals of a world gone wrong. By telling the stories of the survivors from many different levels and with such gripping humanity Haldeman creates an intensely personal experience for the reader. I can't recommend the two books Worlds and Worlds Apart enough.