The City At World's End (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419156830)

The City At World's End is a science fiction novel written by Edmond Hamilton. The story is set in the fictional city of Middletown, which is located in the heart of the United States. The city is destroyed by a nuclear explosion and its inhabitants are transported to a distant planet called Bronson Beta. The survivors of Middletown find themselves in a strange new world, where they must adapt to the harsh conditions of the planet. The planet is home to a highly advanced alien civilization, which is initially hostile to the humans. However, the humans eventually make contact with the aliens and form an alliance with them. As the humans and aliens work together to rebuild their society, they discover that the planet is on a collision course with a rogue star. With only a limited amount of time to save themselves, the humans and aliens must come up with a plan to save their world from destruction. The City At World's End is a thrilling and thought-provoking novel that explores the themes of survival, cooperation, and the consequences of nuclear war. It is a classic of science fiction literature and is sure to captivate readers of all ages.The line of guns and stolid men remained unmoved. Kenniston considered trying to crash it, and gave that up at once. The lieutenant was watching him suspiciously, so suspiciously that an uncomfortable thought occurred to Kenniston. He spoke the language and he had worked closely with the star-folk, and the good people of Middletown might just possibly take him for a traitor or a spy...This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Edmond Hamilton
ISBN-10: 1419156837
ISBN-13: 9781419156830
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/17/2004
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.24h x 7.56w x 0.39d