Promotional Information

A reprint of When worlds collide, packaged with After worlds collide, one of the most popular and influential end-of-the-world novels of all times

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.

Reviews

" ... a rattling good old-fashioned story of world-cataclysm and the exploration of a new planet."--interzone, february 2000