After Worlds Collide

Like others here, I read When Worlds Colide and the the sequel as a young teen. The book is written with so much realism, that after reading all afternoon I paused, looked up from the book, and was momentarily surprised to see the world still existed and I was on the front porch of my home. Now, 50 years later I've ordered both books and plan to enjoy them again? These two books are fantastic science fiction!

I read "When Worlds Collide" and "After Worlds Collide" as a teen in the sixties. In a time of war and the Cuban missle crisis, these books gave me hope, and the fantasies tantalized the far reaches of my imagination. I dreamed of being on a far-off world and finding a domed city to explore. A fairy tale, perhaps....hey, it COULD happen! I couldn't find these in the local library, so I'm buying them to read with my sons, now in their early teens! Sweet dreams!

I have read this story many times and have often wished that it was made into a movie (as the prequel was). Watching the movie 'When World's Collide' on TV caused me to buy the sequel book around 1972. I couldn't stop thinking about the scope of 'After Worlds Collide' when I was 12 (like so many others have noted here). This story spurred me on to read more Sci-Fi like Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". I plan to enjoy reading this book with my daughter when she is 12. Definately five stars all the way!

I came across the first of these two books about ten years ago, after seeing the film, and I enjoyed it very much. I didn't realize there was a sequel, however, until recently, and I was lucky enough to find a copy. It was worth the effort. The character development is good, the question of what happened to the new planet's previous inhabitants underlies everything, and the element of conflict is pretty good too, especially for the times. The authors raise several interesting questions. What would you do about the repopulation problem and the unequal man/woman ratio? How would you rebuild a civil government? And so on. "After Worlds Collide" is definitely a worthwhile and entertaining read.

I picked up this book and it's prequel "When Worlds Collide" because of the 1950's motion picture of the same title. The story far surpassed the movie with both it's well-drawn characters and stunning descriptions of our world coming to a slow but violent end. "After Worlds Collide" proved to be the better of the two and a pleasant surprise. Not only did I get to revisit the characters from the previous book, but, I got to see them grow further. The big surprise was that this new planet featured the remains mysterious ancient civilization, something I never dreamed existed there when I saw the original movie as a kid. The exploration of the cities and the piecing together of the alien's society and history reminded me of Arthur C. Clarke's brilliant "Rama" series. I wonder, did Clarke read this book in his younger days and strive to capture the same spirit of awe and mystery the Bronson Beta city presented? Although a reflection of our society nearly 70 years ago, and the science may be a little out of date, the thrill of desperate survival when pitted against both nature itself and the nature of man remain universal. I highly recommend both books.

Yes, I saw the movie and that inspired me to buy this beat up paperback called "After World's Collide". That was when I was 15 years old and 20 years later this book still haunts me. You had the "Cole Henderon" survivors that made it to Bronson Beta and how they were managing to survive, when the plot thickens with the battle of the different surviving camps for power. And then there is the mystery of uncovering the life of Bronson Beta's former inhabitants - What happened to them - where are they? And of course the Love story continues. - - - This book is tightly written and I really recommend it - if you can get a hold of a copy