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Victorian Science FictionClassic Fantasy

The Year When Stardust Fell

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Raymond F. Jones's The Year When Stardust Fell is a Victorian science fiction and classic fantasy novel. Readers will find themes of city and town life and survival.

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About The Year When Stardust Fell

"The Year When Stardust Fell" by Raymond F. Jones is a science fiction novel published in 1958. When Earth passes through a comet's tail, mysterious dust causes all machinery to seize and fail worldwide. In the isolated town of Mayfield, high school student Ken Maddox and his father work desperately to understand the phenomenon as civilization collapses around them. With violence spreading, food shortages mounting, and time running out, they must find a solution before humanity loses everything it has built.
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  • Science fiction
  • City and town life
  • Survival

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Who wrote The Year When Stardust Fell?

The Year When Stardust Fell was written by Raymond F. Jones.

What genre is The Year When Stardust Fell?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.

Is The Year When Stardust Fell free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of The Year When Stardust Fell?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 6 h 33 min.

What books are similar to The Year When Stardust Fell?

Readers who like it often enjoy Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, The Time Machine and The Invisible Man.

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