Omega: The Last Days of the World


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(3.9 stars; 10 reviews)

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) (6 hr 46 min)

Capítulos

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

Reseñas

interesting, Uneven


(4 stars)

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.