num_pages: 192
description: South African astronomer Sven Bronson determines that a pair of rogue planets, Bronson Alpha &amp; Bronson Beta, will enter the solar system. The larger one, Alpha, will pass close enough to cause catastrophic damage. Eight months later, after swinging around Sol, Alpha will return, pulverize the Earth &amp; leave. He believes Bronson Beta will remain, assuming a stable orbit. Scientists led by Cole Hendron work desperately to build ships to transport enough people, animals &amp; equipment to Bronson Beta in an attempt to save the human species. Governments are skeptical, but the scientists persist &amp; develop the technology necessary for the spacecraft, which are built in various countries. Nations like the USA evacuate their coastal regions in preparation for the Bronson bodies' first pass. Tides of hundreds of feet, volcanic eruptions &amp; earthquakes take their toll. Weather runs wild for days. The Hendron camp manages to build two ships. They take off together with all of camp survivors after beating off an attack from desperate refugees. One ship successfully lands. Without radio contact with other ships, the crew members assume only they made it across. They find Beta habitable. There are traces of a native civilization wiped out when the planet was torn away from its sun millions of years before. After Worlds Collide follows the fate of the survivors on Bronson Beta.
language: English
title: When Worlds Collide
titlecomplete: When Worlds Collide (When Worlds Collide, #1)
characters: Sven Bronson, Cole Hendron
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Apocalyptic, Post Apocalyptic, Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction, Classics, Adventure
ratings_count: 2258
places: North America
series: When Worlds Collide
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Foreign Novel
publisher: Paperback Library