- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Bantam (Jan 1 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553563602
- ISBN-13: 978-0553563603
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Life As the World Knows It
New York, Early October...
[fade to Marti Nunciata]
From the middle segment of the seven o'clock Cable News Network
broadcast:
"Excitement continues to build as astronomers around the world prepare to record the impact of the rogue planet Millennium on the far side of Jupiter in late November. The rogue planet was dubbed Millennium because when discovered by the Kin Peak National Observatory in Arizona, it was originally estimated to strike Jupiter early in the year 2000. Now, however, astronomers estimate the impact will occur on November twenty-sixth, the Friday after Thanksgiving. This is what Professor Frank Gelasias had to say when asked about the more than one month discrepancy between the originally projected date of impact and when scientists now believe the rogue planet will actually strike the gas giant."
[cut to window and expand to fill, Professor Frank Gelasias]
"There are many factors which can affect the date we calculate that a body in space will strike another one, or pass close by, so much changing information on an object of this size and speed, that exact projections early on are chancy at best. But we're fairly certain that this one will strike the day after Thanksgiving, and when it does, the impact on Jupiter will dwarf what Shoemaker-Levy did to the planet in 1994. Millennium is huge by comparison, and the resulting damage to Jupiter's atmosphere could change the way we see the planet--its gas atmosphere--for decades."
New York, Early October...
[fade to Marti Nunciata]
From the middle segment of the seven o'clock Cable News Network
broadcast:
"Excitement continues to build as astronomers around the world prepare to record the impact of the rogue planet Millennium on the far side of Jupiter in late November. The rogue planet was dubbed Millennium because when discovered by the Kin Peak National Observatory in Arizona, it was originally estimated to strike Jupiter early in the year 2000. Now, however, astronomers estimate the impact will occur on November twenty-sixth, the Friday after Thanksgiving. This is what Professor Frank Gelasias had to say when asked about the more than one month discrepancy between the originally projected date of impact and when scientists now believe the rogue planet will actually strike the gas giant."
[cut to window and expand to fill, Professor Frank Gelasias]
"There are many factors which can affect the date we calculate that a body in space will strike another one, or pass close by, so much changing information on an object of this size and speed, that exact projections early on are chancy at best. But we're fairly certain that this one will strike the day after Thanksgiving, and when it does, the impact on Jupiter will dwarf what Shoemaker-Levy did to the planet in 1994. Millennium is huge by comparison, and the resulting damage to Jupiter's atmosphere could change the way we see the planet--its gas atmosphere--for decades."
Ingram
A greedy doctor, a brutal ex-convict, a young man and his strange girlfriend, and an astronomer and his wife form a lonely group of survivors after the collision of Earth with a rogue planet in the year 2000.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Escape death..I'd rather die in this scenario,
By Debs "Debbie" (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Final Impact (Paperback)
i really enjoyed this book> but then i always love books that have an apocalyptic theme> the only thing i didn"t really like was the fact that the characters in the book often escaped harms way by way of "POWERS" I like it better when people get out of messes with wit,luck,skill, and strenght. In this novel people get out of messes with various pcycic abilities. It is difficult to get a hold of this book. Most online retailers do not have any in stock. All in all if you want to escape your drab life..lol...read this book. it will take you on a cool adventure for a couple of days
5.0 out of 5 stars
Grad your ankles and kiss the Earth good-bye!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Final Impact (Paperback)
Earth gets hit by an asteroid and gets destroyed. Simple concept, right? Wrong. Navarro weaves a complex tapestry of over a dozen characters and several plot threads. The fateful asteroid, Millennium, doesn't even make its presence known until 100 pages into the book, by which point she has made her characters so vivid, so alive, that you are praying for their survival through the horrors of their everday lives before you even start to worrry about that damned asteroid. It's an amazing feat. This novel isn't straight science fiction -- it's a mix of SF, horror, the supernatural, and some mystery as well. It's also amazing writing. After reading FINAL IMPACT, you'll want to call everyone you know to make sure they're still alive, and that the world hasn't really been destroyed
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Grad your ankles and kiss the Earth good-bye!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Final Impact (Paperback)
Earth gets hit by an asteroid and gets destroyed. Simple concept, right? Wrong. Navarro weaves a complex tapestry of over a dozen characters and several plot threads. The fateful asteroid, Millennium, doesn't even make its presence known until 100 pages into the book, by which point she has made her characters so vivid, so alive, that you are praying for their survival through the horrors of their everday lives before you even start to worrry about that damned asteroid. It's an amazing feat. This novel isn't straight science fiction -- it's a mix of SF, horror, the supernatural, and some mystery as well. It's also amazing writing. After reading FINAL IMPACT, you'll want to call everyone you know to make sure they're still alive, and that the world hasn't really been destroyed
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Apocalyptic Fiction At Its Best,
By Patricia Lewin "Author" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Final Impact (Paperback)
First, I love apocalyptic fiction. Like most authors, however, I'm a bit picky. (g) I discovered Yvonne Navarro when one of the readers on my message board recommended her. I was not disappointed. FINAL IMPACT and its sequel RED SHADOWS are apocalyptic fiction at its best. They are fast paced, with great characters, and a story line that will make you shudder. I highly recommend both. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Pales in comparison to Lucifer's Hammer .,
By Dan Misanthrope "danscollectibles" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Final Impact (Paperback)
OK, Let's start with the fact that the action does not start until page 300, after 300 long pages of character development, the Rogue Planet finally hits the Earth. But wait, there are very few details of the "Final Impact" you know that it is dark and there have been Earthquakes, there are some descriptions of dead bodies and collapsed buildings, and then back to your collection of Psychic Protagonists who keep getting hit the head. Our collection of protagonists then undertakes a journey to seek medical help, for a head injury, along the way you discover that they have no common sense whatsoever. They do not collect any food, they do not even outfit themselves in cold weather gear which would be laying around everywhere in Chicago, and they refuse to gather any kind of weapon, instead they rely on one protagonist who can move things with his mind for defense. Then comes the showdown with the Antagonist, and instead of using telekinesis boy, for a quick victory, they instead go into a hospital to rescue a complete stranger, who they all seem to love for some reason, and leave the antagonist to a 100 pound, scantily clad girl, to defeat, with a knife.
One of the dumbest parts is when they are rescuing the stranger who they love, and hear gunshots, instead of taking off and seeing if it was their pregnant wives who had been shot, they ignore the shots and make sure the beloved stranger is safe from rats. And for some reason all the protagonists except one, decide to become conscientious objectors, in the midst of this apocalypse. Not a great decision considering every other survivor is trying to kill you. I still have a hundred more pages to read, but I hold out little hope. On a final note, it would be nice if the author would learn the correct terminology when referring to guns. "A mean looking double barreled pump shotgun" does not exist. |
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