When Worlds Collide - Softcover

Philip Wylie; Edwin Balmer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446740217 ISBN 13: 9780446740210

Publisher: Warner Books, 1973

Synopsis

Classic, exciting story of colliding worlds and the quest for ultimate survival, written by an author admired by Sci-Fi masters

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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 Collide.

About the Author:

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 books include Wizard, Demon, and Steel Beach.

About this edition

• Publisher: Warner Books
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0446740217
• ISBN 13: 9780446740210
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 192