817 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451098283
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Publication date: 31 December 1979
Description
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped...
Community Reviews Summary of 19,269 reviews
Moods
adventurous 73%
tense 63%
mysterious 46%
emotional 39%
challenging 31%
sad 27%
reflective 20%
hopeful 16%
funny 7%
inspiring 6%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 24% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, RapeModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy817 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451098283
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Publication date: 31 December 1979
Description
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped...
Community Reviews Summary of 19,269 reviews
Moods
adventurous 73%
tense 63%
mysterious 46%
emotional 39%
challenging 31%
sad 27%
reflective 20%
hopeful 16%
funny 7%
inspiring 6%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 24% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, RapeModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy