← Back to browse / In the Days of the Comet
Book · 1906

In the Days of the Comet

Where to read

We haven't mapped providers for this yet. search the web .

Taste threads

What this title is working with

Apocalyptic fantasy Green comet omen Class conscious anguish Prewar dread Slow inevitable cataclysm Romantic betrayal

TasteGraph uses signals like these to connect titles across movies, TV, books, and games. Your ratings decide which ones belong in your Taste DNA and how strongly they matter.

How cross-media recommendations work →

Catalog

Release
1906

Synopsis

H. G. Wells, in his 1906 In the Days of the Comet uses the vapors of a comet to trigger a deep and lasting change in humanity's perspective on themselves and the world. In the build-up to a great war, poor student William Leadford struggles against the harsh conditions the lower-class live under. He also falls in love with a middle-class girl named Nettie. But when he discovers that Nettie has eloped with a man of upper-class standing, William struggles with the betrayal, and in the disorder of his own mind decides to buy a revolver and kill them both. All through this a large comet lights the night sky with a green glow, bright enough that the street lamps are left unlit.

Why you like this

TasteGraph reads what you rate and works out why you like it, then finds matches across movies, TV, books, and games. No account needed.