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HG Wells Classic Collection

byH. G. Wells

Genres: Science Fiction Dystopian Futures Time Travel Adventures Speculative Evolution

Who is this book for? Readers interested in classic science fiction and timeless themes of humanity.

Topics Human NatureTechnology and HumanitySurvival

MoodSuspenseful, Dark, Hopeful

ViolenceMild

This collection includes The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon and The Invisible Man - all collected in a stunning leather-bound omnibus.Five of the best science fiction novels by the Grandfather of Science Fiction: unsurpassed in their timeless capacity to thrill and transfix, these are tales that reach to the heart of human ambition, fear, intelligence and hope.The Time Machine was Wells' first major piece of fiction: a haunting vision of a far future earth orbiting a sun cooling to extinction.The War of the Worlds: still considered by many to be the best novel of alien invasion ever written.The Island of Doctor Moreau: with its terrible creation The House of Pain, this tale anticipated our terror of genetic engineering.The Invisible Man: the classic study of scientific hubris.The First Men in the Moon: a Scientific Romance, a fantastical voyage a dystopian nightmare revealed.

Language

Published on

21/10/2010

Pages

640

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9780575095205

Price Comparison

waterstones

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25 £

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