Omega: The Last Days of the World


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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)

Kapitel

Part 1. Chapter 1 22:44 Gelesen von A. J. Carroll
Part 1. Chapter 2 21:38 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
Part 1. Chapter 3 45:03 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
Part 1. Chapter 4-Part 1 35:08 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
Part 1. Chapter 4-Part 2 33:12 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
Part 1. Chapter 5 13:47 Gelesen von Julia Niedermaier
Part 1. Chapter 6-Part 1 30:55 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
Part 1. Chapter 6-Part 2 15:31 Gelesen von Rebecca Thomas
Part 1. Chapter 7 29:04 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
Part 2. Chapter 1 25:23 Gelesen von Steve C
Part 2. Chapter 2 25:22 Gelesen von Steve C
Part 2. Chapter 3 34:50 Gelesen von Steve C
Part 2. Chapter 4 19:45 Gelesen von Steve C
Part 2. Chapter 5 13:26 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
Part 2. Chapter 6 10:49 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
Epilogue 30:12 Gelesen von Mike Pelton

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interesting, Uneven


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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.