scientific-omen
The League's name and secretive behavior suggest an impending global crisis or existential threat revealed through scientific discovery.
1 chapter across 1 book
When Worlds Collide (1933)Philip Wylie & Edwin Balmer
In this chapter, Tony Drake encounters rumors about a secretive global scientific organization called the League of the Last Days, which is communicating in coded messages about a mysterious and alarming discovery. The chapter reveals the growing public awareness and speculation about this clandestine group and its potentially world-altering findings, while Tony struggles with anxiety over the implications for his personal life and society at large. The tension between secrecy, scientific responsibility, and human desire is foregrounded as Tony tries to reconcile the threat with his hopes for a normal future.