Omega: The Last Days of the World
Camille Flammarion
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Omega: The Last Days of the World is a science fiction novel published in 1894 by Camille Flammarion. On 25th century Earth, a comet made mostly of Carbonic-Oxide (CO) could possibly collide with the Earth. It is concerned with the philosophy and political consequences of the end of the world. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Chapitres
| Part 1. Chapter 1 | 22:44 | Lu par A. J. Carroll |
| Part 1. Chapter 2 | 21:38 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Part 1. Chapter 3 | 45:03 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Part 1. Chapter 4-Part 1 | 35:08 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Part 1. Chapter 4-Part 2 | 33:12 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Part 1. Chapter 5 | 13:47 | Lu par Julia Niedermaier |
| Part 1. Chapter 6-Part 1 | 30:55 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Part 1. Chapter 6-Part 2 | 15:31 | Lu par Rebecca Thomas |
| Part 1. Chapter 7 | 29:04 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Part 2. Chapter 1 | 25:23 | Lu par Steve C |
| Part 2. Chapter 2 | 25:22 | Lu par Steve C |
| Part 2. Chapter 3 | 34:50 | Lu par Steve C |
| Part 2. Chapter 4 | 19:45 | Lu par Steve C |
| Part 2. Chapter 5 | 13:26 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Part 2. Chapter 6 | 10:49 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Epilogue | 30:12 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
Critiques
interesting, Uneven
WilburPost
The guy who wrote this is brilliant. The book itself is a little perplexing. It starts out as a narrative on the end of the world through comet strike, then switches gears midway through and becomes a book about speculative other ways the earth could end. 95% of the book is written from a distant perspective as an observer without any real focus on characters in the story. Then at the very end, it switches gears again and becomes a personal story between two characters. I stuck with it because I always eat all the food on my plate, but it was ponderous. Having said that,It was indeed interesting and he truly is a brilliant guy. His perspectives on late 19th century science and how that might extrapolate out through time, and his historical knowledge make for some interesting reading.