After Worlds Collide

By: Philip Wylie, Edwin Balmer

Narrated by: 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,