The copper-yellow glow of the comet seemed to have brought the whole world to a grinding halt. Airplanes, trains, generators and heavy machinery were immobilized.
The curly-haired space cadet, his face blackened from the smoke, his lungs crying for fresh air, started across the blast-pitted field, looking for help.But there was none to be had.Finally man was left with only a few primitive tools and communication became possible only by means of amateur radio.In the resulting chaos parts of Mayfield were burned and looted by hunger-crazed mobs that stole and killed as they advanced.Here is science fiction at its thrilling best!A startling and thought-provoking book that shows how human nature might react to catastrophe.
