After Doomsday

About this book

Three years into a deep-space survey, the crew of the U.S.S. Benjamin Franklin turns for home and finds the unthinkable: Earth is a smoking, molten ruin, destroyed by an unknown hand. Three hundred men and a handful of civilian scientists are now perhaps all that remains of humanity. As panic ripples through the ship and command wavers, engineer Carl Donnan, a tough, practical ex-sailor, steps in to keep order and keep hope alive. Somewhere out there are survivors on the Moon, in orbit and in deep space, and somewhere out there is whoever murdered a planet. The crew must decide whether to hide, search or strike back, and what kind of future is still worth fighting for. Poul Anderson, one of the great names of classic science fiction, delivers a taut, fast-moving tale of survival, vengeance and the stubborn will of the human spirit. Expect starships, superlight travel, hard choices and a gripping mystery that begins with the most devastating discovery imaginable. Ideal for fans of vintage space opera and thoughtful adventure SF, After Doomsday is a compact, engrossing read at around 45,000 words. Start reading online instantly in your browser, right after purchase.

Author

Poul Anderson

Length

~166 pages

Reading time

3 h 19 min

Chapters

3

Released

November 11, 2026

Languages

UND · 🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook

Print format

Paperback, 11 × 17.5 cm, 190 pages

ISBN

9780671655914

Age rating

Teen 13+