The "Late" Great Planet Earth

[sitifan]

The Late Great Planet Earth
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Great_Planet_Earth
What does "late" mean in the title of the book?

 

[SoothingDave]

It's a euphemism for dead. As in "my late wife's estate."

 

[jutfrank]

I think here it's closer to 'almost dead' or 'in its final days'. The book is about the imminent end times.

 

[tedmc]

It's a euphemism for dead. As in "my late wife's estate."

Isn't the second sentence incomplete? Shouldn't it be joined to the first?