And then there’s “When Worlds Collide” — the book was so obviously written by someone who knew nothing (and didn’t bother find out) about space travel that reading it should result in unintended mirth. “After Worlds Collide” is the sequel, and is actually more interesting, but originating before the War, it’s got some stupid politics of the time.
The movie of WWC is pretty hilarious; there’s a scene when they’re almost to the point where they’re going to land on the alien planet — and the movie antedates space travel — when the pilot is asked if they’re going to make it, his eyes go down, there’s a cutaway to what looks like the dashboard of a car with a fuel gauge, and he replies, “we’ll be okay, we’ve still got a quarter tank left”. Howls of derisive laughter, Bruce.
“When Worlds Collide” I read the book when I was a kid. It was plausible to a adolescent. It still seems plausible to me. It was written in the 1930’s IIRC. It would make a good movie if it were updated.
I remember the sky was green, but they didn’t know why until much later when it ‘snowed’ green snow and the sky became blue. It was algae that produce hydrogen floating high in the atmosphere, and eventually die, en mass, and fall to the ground. It was edible.
They found the remains of an extinct civilization that apparently knew they were going to die, and so prepared for their demise.
It was all very interesting. I never saw the movie or the sequel. But like all movies made from novels, probably had very little to do with the book other than use the title.....................