Double Planet

by John Gribbin, Marcus Chown

The Dragon screams across the skies. For some, the approach of the enormous comet heralds the dawn of a new era for their impoverished, nuclear-scarred planet. For others, it is the harbinger of destruction.

The celestial behemoth races relentlessly towards Earth. The world's leaders are crippled by indecision and divisive politics. And a courageous team of astronauts must create a new home in outer space for the threatened peoples of the Earth...or watch helplessly as civilization perishes in the fiery judgement of the heavens.

Genres: Science Fiction

220 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

John R. Gribbin is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. His writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the origins of the universe, and biographies of famous scientists. He also writes science fiction.

Reviews

[Trevor McGuire · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book for the well thought out science and storyline. Where it falls short is the mechanical writing style. It seems pretty clear to me that a rigid outline for the book was lain and militantly adhered to with no concern for transition from one stage to the next. In my opinion, a subplot does not mean that one ends a chapter, goes off on a tangent, ends that chapter, and then gets back to where they started. The bottom line is that there was too much of this stuff, with at least two subplots left unresolved at the conclusion of the book. These issues shouldn't prevent you from reading the book, but just understand beforehand that you will get a mechanical feel from the writing.