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The sky split open and middletown became the city at worlds end excerpt kenniston realized afterward that it was like death. Librivox recording of the city at worlds end, by edmond hamilton. It was the winner of the 1988 penfaulkner award for american fiction. Edmond hamilton 1904 1977 a surprise nuclear war may cause the end of the world, but not the way anyone. For any spaced fan that hasnt seen it, do check it out. First there is the new thin coldness of the air, the blazing corona and dullness of the. A surprise nuclear war may cause the end of the world. The latitude of ushuaia is 55 degrees south, and the town is closer to the south pole than to the northern border of argentina and bolivia, so the weather is cool even in the summer. In edmond hamilton s book city at world s end a small midwest american town finds themselves lost millions of years in the future due to a freak nuclear attack. Download and read online for free the city at world s end by edmond hamilton. Edgar wrights film is indulgent also, but at the service of audience enjoyment, as. It is a tantalizing and dramatic guess about our unguessable future. First there is the new thin coldness of the air, the blazing corona and dullness of the sun, the visibility of the stars in high daylight.
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