The Star
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H G Wells's short story 'The Star' (originally published in the Christmas number of The Graphic in 1897) begins with astronomers observing a star approaching the solar system. They calculate it will pass close to the Earth - perhaps even collide with it. As the 'star' comes nearer, reaction ranges from apathy to panic.
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Wells writes a terrifyingly descriptive account of the effect astronomical bodies have on the Earth and it almost reads through like a film recap. For a story published in 1897, Wells was surprisingly apt at describing the near-apocalypse that the Earth and its inhabitants would go through.
The original disaster movie, and unsurprisingly Wells predicts the likely future once again.
