After Worlds Collide

De: Philip Wylie, Edwin Balmer

Narrado por: Peter Ganim

After Worlds Collide picks up the story of its predecessor, When Worlds Collide. This sequel tells the story of the survivors' progress on the new world Bronson Beta after the destruction of Earth by a rogue planet.

©1933, 1934 Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Liked It !!!!

This was a very good sequel to When Worlds Collide. written in the 30's, but still fresh 80 years later . I enjoyed both stories but thought they could have tied up the ending a little bit better. All in all though , I would certainly recommend this book. It was intense and kept your interest hour after hour. Should read the first book before this .

Eight hours later I am still thinking about it :) Good character development and plot and twists .

I would certainly recommend . Thank you !

Dated but interesting.

The story definitely shows the political situation in the world in the early 1930s as well as the racial and ethnic prejudices. If you can put those things in perspective, it is a very interesting and exciting story. I read both books as a teen in the early 70s and remembered enjoying them then. I mostly do audio books now so I don't strain my eyes and do other productive tasks.

One of my favorite books.

I first read this book in junior high school. This is the third time that I’ve read it. I highly recommend it to everyone.

Classic sci_fi

I read this 50 years ago and I still like it. Classic science fiction. Great

Back to the Past but still great!

Would you consider the audio edition of After Worlds Collide to be better than the print version?

I never read the print version, but would consider it because the narrator was sort of droll. Of course he was perfect for the era in which the book was written, as these days narration is more dramatic, His voice reminds me of the old radio shows.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I would of added more drama to the narration and details to certain findings and technical observations that were just glossed over.

What three words best describe Peter Ganim’s voice?

very 'old school'

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I enjoyed it and couldn't put it down, it was read in the space of two days. Very original, and I read a lot of Apocalypse books. I loved the descriptions of the new world cities, they were very inventive. I rolled my eyes over the romance which was SO 1930s'! All they needed was wind blowing and melancholy music with the sound of tears dripping and you'd have a movie instead of a book.

I would of made the story five stars if the narrator could of drawn me in more into the story.

Any additional comments?

I think that younger people might find this book sexist but that was just the way things were back then, sexism was probably not intended it was just the way the majority thought and talked. Masculinity and feminism to sometimes nauseous extremes were regarded as the norm,

Insightful and Suspenseful

Any additional comments?

I was glad to see this sequel to When Worlds Collide and couldn't wait to listen to Peter Ganim's wonderful reading of it. Written with the influences of world wars you can see the influence of world events on the unfolding story of the survivors of the Earth's catastrophe After Worlds Collide. Human Nature is what it is and never ceases to amaze. "Hendron's Hundreds" are reminiscent of the Israelites as Moses led them out of Egypt and the writers bring the elements into the story beautifully. Cole Hendron and Tony Drake are the real leaders of this expedition though Dave Ransdale is a favorite among the people. The story is seen through the eyes of Tony Drake and of the group's poet/writer, Elliott James.

What they find on the new planet brings joy, fear, and wonder to the survivors from Earth. Each day brings new discoveries and trials. Will Hendron's Hundreds be up for the task ahead of them? Will they be able to survive and populate the new planet? The suspense rides with you as you wonder what will happen next. They aren't warriors, but they are fighters who will do what it takes to protect each other and insure the survival of the human race. Then they wonder about who lived on Bronson-Beta before the new planet was ripped from its original orbit around its own sun millions of years earlier. What were those people like and how did they react to their own anihilation? The writers make us care about the lost people as well as the Earth's survivors.

This was a wonderful read.

Good for 1932 but overly repetitive. It dragged at times but came to a hasty conclusion as if he was trying to meet a deadline.

Could have been a good trilogy.
I guess I put my review in the title. I'm nearly as old as the book

Building a New Civilization on a New World

This is a very engaging story that begins where When Worlds Collide ends. The story is a nice mix of adventure, survival, sci-fi and ideological conflict.

I especially enjoyed the survivors' attempts to understand, explore and adapt to their new planet -- and discover what happened to its original inhabitants. The voice talents of the reader really brought the story to life -- at times I forgot that this was only one person's performance.

Note: it was written in the 1930s and occasionally reflects the attitudes of those times.

The Rest of the Story

I've watched the 1952 film of "When Worlds Collide" many times. At the end of the film I always wondered what happened after they landed. When this book appeared as a daily special I bought it without hesitation.

The book was written in the early 1930's. The writing style seems formal, and sometimes wordy. Attitudes about nationality, race and gender were different then.

Even with these drawbacks, I enjoyed the story. In my mind I could visualize the locations described. There were a number of plot twists. As I listened I wasn't sure how it would end.

For me this was an enjoyable, if somewhat flawed, book.

Wow

Would you consider the audio edition of After Worlds Collide to be better than the print version?

The audio since I have never read the book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

All of them play a very important part in the story

Which scene was your favorite?

Getting the city going and using the old technology.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

After the world has ended

Any additional comments?

A good read for anybody