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In the Days of the Comet
In the Days of the Comet
Author: H. G. Wells
A provocative novel by H.G. Wells. In the midst of a world war, the tail of a comet brushes the atmosphere of earth, causing everyone to lose consciousness for a few hours. When the world awakens, everyone has an expanded understanding of the meaning of things. The war is quickly ended; a new utopia is created; even crime is reduced to near zero...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780893757045
ISBN-10: 0893757047
Publication Date: 1/1997
Pages: 246
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Troll Communications
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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As always, Wells delivers an excellent science fiction novel that is entertaining and thought-provoking.
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In its path lay war, revolution, hatred and revenge.
'At first it had been an almost telescopic speck; it had brightened to the dimensions of the greatest star in the heavens; it had still grown, hour by hour, in its incredibly swift, noiseless and inevitable rush upon our earth, until it had equalled and surpassed the moon. Now it was the most splendid thinkg this sky of earth has ever held..."


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