When Worlds Collide
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When Worlds Collide

by Philip Wylie

1932•Science fiction•343 pages

Taste attributes: science fictiondisasteradventurefastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, wide-ranging science-fiction novel: pacy and dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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About This Book

"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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionDisasterAdventureHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming quest

Subjects

American Science fictionScience fiction, AmericanLife on other planetsScience fictionScientistsPlanetsOrbitsSpace colonies

Details

Author
Philip Wylie
Published
1932
Pages
343
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