H.G. Wells
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H.G. Wells' original masterpiece now includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on the author, a list of further reading, and detailed notes. Famous for the mistaken panic that ensued from Orson Welles' 1938 radio dramatization, "The War of the Worlds" remains one of the most influential of all science fiction works.
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"When an English Scientist, known only as the Time Traveller, invents a machine that can travel through time, the most logical outcome would be to test such a machine. After a trial run that saw him travel three hours into the future, the Time Traveller pushes further into the future to year 802,701, where he meets a mellow race of humans called the Eloi. Soon he discovers that the Eloi are not the only human race left on earth."--Back cover.
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A mysterious stanger arrives at a rual Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The villagers, bewildered by what lurks under the bandages, could never be prepared for the terrible truth: that the man is a scientist who has rendered himself invisible and is desperately struggling...
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The Island of Dr. Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. It is the tale of Prendick, a British scientist, who is shipwrecked off Sumatra, then rescued and brought to an unnamed island. There he meets the evil scientist prototype, Dr. Moreau: a white-haired Old Testament type who, with the aid of a man named Montgomery, is changing animals into crazy man-beasts. Hyena-swine, Dog Man, Wolf woman - Prendick is horrified by the cruel
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Published in 1901, The First Men in the Moon is one of the earliest science-fiction novels in the English language. An impecunious businessman, Bedford, retreats to the Kent coast where he meets the archetypal absent-minded scientist, Dr Cavor, who is on the point of producing a gravity-defying material. His experiments prove successful, making possible one of man's oldest dreams: a journey to the moon. The two men embark on this fantastic voyage...
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H. G. Wells' 'When the Sleeper Wakes' is a dystopian science fiction novel that explores a future society where the protagonist, Graham, wakes up from a century-long slumber to find himself in a world drastically changed. Wells's gripping narrative style and vivid descriptions paint a bleak picture of a society controlled by a capitalist oligarchy, where technology reigns supreme. The novel's themes of power, wealth, and control resonate with the...
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Un alpinista llamado Núñez, en su intento por coronar el Parascotopetl, el Matterhorn de los Andes, resbala y cae al otro lado de la montaña. Al final de su descenso, encuentra un valle, aislado del resto del mundo por empinados precipicios. Nuñez descubre así el mítico "País de los Ciegos". El valle había sido refugio de colonos que huían de la tiranía de gobernantes. La comunidad aislada prosperó con los años, a pesar de una enfermedad...
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Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.
Érase una vez el relato de un hombre con una vida muy particular, pero hombre al fin, esa es la única condición que lo dejaría vivir, de no ser por un error "humano" que lo hace extraño y temible. Sin embargo lo que para el fue una gran ventaja se torna en un tormento, la posibilidad de ver todo sin ser visto, ¿hasta donde? En apariencia no hay limites, y con todo esto el relato no parece sino el...
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La máquina del tiempo, publicada en 1895, es una de las obras más emblemáticas de H.G. Wells y un pilar fundamental de la ciencia ficción moderna. Considerada una de las primeras novelas en explorar el concepto de viajes en el tiempo, combina una narrativa fascinante con profundas reflexiones sobre la sociedad, la evolución y el futuro de la humanidad. Wells utiliza una historia aparentemente sencilla para abordar temas complejos, como la lucha...
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The Time Machine
Published in 1895, The Time Machine was the first novel to suggest the theme of time travel by machine, and along with other books by Wells, it was a forerunner of the contemporary science fiction genre, then known as “scientific romances.”
Wells wrote mainly speculative fiction concerned with the contemporary problems of human society and its possible futures. While his works express a hope in human technology...
15) Die Zeitmaschine
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Dieser 1895 erschienene Klassiker der Science-Fiction-Literatur ist die erste literarische Beschreibung einer Zeitreise in die Zukunft, die mittels einer Zeitmaschine bewerkstelligt wird. Der Roman wurde mehrmals verfilmt.
Der Zeitreisende hat sich gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts eine Maschine gebaut, mit deren Hilfe er sich in der vierten Dimension, der Zeit, bewegen kann. Bei seiner ersten Reise in die Zukunft erreicht er das Jahr 802.701. Dort...
16) The Time Machine
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An evening of dinner and light conversation turned into a discussion of math and science. Soon, our host was showing us his latest contraption--a machine to travel in time. He promised to return the following week with a story of his adventures. Will his machine work and will he return at all? Find out in this stunning graphic novel adaptation of H.G. Well's classic by Joe Dunn. Creator biographies and a glossary help reluctant readers take the first...
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Der Krieg der Welten (engl. Originaltitel: The War of the Worlds) ist eines der bekanntesten und bedeutendsten Werke von H. G. Wells. Das Buch wurde 1898 veröffentlicht, es folgten mehrere Auflagen. Die deutsche Übersetzung von Gottlieb August Crüwell erschien 1901. Berühmt wurde Krieg der Welten als Hörspiel im Jahr 1938 am Vorabend von Halloween nach einem Drehbuch von Howard Koch ins Amerika der damaligen Zeit versetzt und später in mehreren...
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In the late 19th century, a cylinder crashes down near London. When George investigates, a Martian activates an evil machine and begins destroying everything in its path! George must find a way to survive a War of the Worlds. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic...
19) The Star
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Brace yourself for the awe and terror of The Star, H.G. Wells' powerful short story of celestial doom and human indifference. When a mysterious star hurtles through space toward Earth, astronomers issue warnings-but the world goes on, oblivious. As the star draws nearer, global chaos erupts and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
First published in 1897, The Star is a chilling tale of cosmic forces beyond our control, a blend of science, suspense,...