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When Worlds Collide is a 1933 science fiction novel co-written by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie; they also co-authored the sequel After Worlds Collide (1934). It was first published as a six-part monthly serial (September 1932 through February 1933) in Blue Book magazine, illustrated by Joseph Franké.
- Philip Wylie, Edwin Balmer
- 1933
by Philip Wylie. 4.05 · 152 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 1934 · 3 editions. 2 volumes in one, encompassing When Worlds Collide…. Want to Read. Rate it: When Worlds Collide (When Worlds Collide, #1), After Worlds Collide (When Worlds Collide, #2), The Terrans of Beta (Worlds Collide, #3), and When Worlds...
When Worlds Collide is a vintage sci-fi novel set in 1930s New York. It concerns a small group of scientists and others as they build a spaceship to allow a chance for human, flora, and fauna survival when it becomes known a rogue planet will annihilate Earth.
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Jul 3, 2010 · Although both films, War of the Worlds and When Worlds Collide, were produced a few years apart in the early 1950s, they’re a match set of true science fiction adventure! One reason is because of George Pal, the Producer, the Man.
May 24, 2016 · I assumed that Philip Wylie was still alive (instead of dying in 1971) and thought that he directed the book. However, it seems that the actual author, Helms, did a piss poor job of constructing a 'sequel' to the classic books.
May 1, 2021 · The novel, which is about two rogue planets on a collision course with Earth, had been a huge hit in the 1930s. Pal, who was very taken with the material (and other books by Wylie), said yes, and it turned out – in my eyes – a highlight of 50s science fiction cinema.
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Oct 3, 2020 · After Worlds Collide (1934) was a sequel to the 1933 science fiction novel, When Worlds Collide, both of which were co-written by Philip Gordon Wylie and Edwin Balmer. After Worlds Collide first appeared as a six-part monthly serial (November 1933–April 1934) in Blue Book magazine.
