Planet of the Apes Omnibus 1

In the buried ruins of what was once New York City, thousands of years from now, dark religious ceremonies pay tribute to the Great Bomb, the bringer of life and death. In Ape City, the chimpanzees picket for peace while their gorilla leaders prepare for war. Two ruthless factions are racing towards calamity, as two men who have somersaulted across time itself struggle for survival in a world that is no longer their own. This is the beginning of the most incredible adventure of all time, as men discover that the Planet of the Apes was their own Earth all along.

BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES, by Michael Avallone, explores this remarkable premise.

ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES, by Jerry Pournelle, continues the saga. The time indicator races back through the years from 3955 to 1973. The spacecraft holds three survivors of a devastating cataclysm: Cornelius, his mate Zira, and Dr Milo. When they arrive in the world of 1973, they are initially welcomed and pampered for their unusual qualities. However, as the truth of the thinking, speaking descendants that once dominated Man and the Earth for centuries comes to light, this hospitality quickly turns to threat.

The apes' presence in 1973 is the beginning of a new and perilous chapter in the ongoing battle for the planet. The world they have entered is vastly different from the one they left behind, and they must navigate this unfamiliar landscape while confronting the increasingly hostile reactions of the human population.

As the two factions, the apes and the humans, collide, the stakes rise. The apes, who once ruled the Earth, must now fight for their very survival in a world that has moved on without them. The humans, threatened by the revelation of their own past, must come to terms with the implications of this unexpected intrusion from the future.

The time-traveling apes, Cornelius, Zira, and Dr Milo, find themselves caught in the middle of this clash of civilizations, forced to make difficult choices and to confront the consequences of their actions. The fate of both the apes and the humans hangs in the balance, as the two worlds collide in a dramatic and unpredictable struggle for dominance.

Ultimately, ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES and BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES are not just thrilling science fiction tales, but also thought-provoking explorations of the nature of humanity, the consequences of our actions, and the fragility of the world we inhabit.

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