When Worlds Collide Author:Philip Wylie & Edwin Balmer A great classic from the Golden Age of Science Fiction. An example that can still stand on its own. — Written before WWII (1933 and 34), "When Worlds Collide" features the destruction of the Earth in the most complete manner possible, and focuses on the efforts of a few people to find a way to escape that destruction. The manner in which they ... more »do so is brilliantly thought out and detailed, the progressive deterioration of both society and of the Earth itself is heartwrenchingly chronicled, and the final flight from the doomed planet is a classic.« less