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In The Invisible Man, a scientist theorizes that if a person's refractive index is changed to exactly that of air his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he will not be visible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but cannot become visible again, becoming mentally unstable as a result. In The Time Machine, we follow the Time Traveller to the year 802,701 A.D.. He finds a golden race of small, soft, innocent people. But what is it that lurks in the dark shadows?

This is the timeless science fiction classic, depicting man's struggle against technologically superior invaders from Mars.

Unique survivant d'un naufrage, Edward Prendick est secouru par Montgomery à bord d'un navire faisant route vers une île isolée avec une cargaison d'animaux. Montgomery se présente comme l'assistant d'un certain Docteur Moreau. Sur l'île, Prendick découvre avec effroi que les deux hommes se livrent à d'horribles expériences, greffant et modifiant des animaux pour leur apporte une conscience et la parole. Les "hommes-animaux" sont soumis à des règles précises, la Loi qui leur interdit tout comportement primitif, et ils vénèrent Moreau tel un dieu.

En un valle remoto, oculto entre la cordillera de los Andes, se encuentra «País de los ciegos»: un pueblo donde todos sus habitantes han perdido la visión. Cuando un aventurero llega a sus tierras, luego de una expedición fallida en las montañas, la vida de los pobladores—tan apacible y ordenada hasta ese momento—da un vuelco inesperado.

¿Qué es el progreso? ¿Qué es lo que define el valor de un ser humano? ¿Tenemos conciencia de lo que verdaderamente nos espera en el futuro? Los eventos fantásticos narrados en «La Máquina del Tiempo» traen consigo una cuota de realidad que nos ayudará a delinear las respuestas a estas preguntas, mientras nos sumergimos en los acontecimientos de un viaje espaciotemporal sin precedentes.

Los primeros hombres en la luna es una novela de romance científico de 1901 escrita por el británico H. G. Wells. Relata el viaje a la Luna por parte de los dos protagonistas principales: el empobrecido empresario Mr. Bedford, y el brillante pero excéntrico científico Dr. Cavor, el creador de una sustancia anti-gravitatoria a la que bautiza como cavorita.

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction and a horror story. Published in 1898, the story is still frightening. Imagine your government not being able to protect you, or a nuclear holocaust making you suddenly, should you survive, a refugee with no home, no community services, and very little hope, as you watch the conqueror decimate your country.

At a dinner party in Richmond, the host tells an astonishing story of his travels into the future, where, at first, it seems that man has moved on to a higher plane of existence - suffering and war seem to have been eliminated. But in fact there are two races living on the Earth: the Eloi, a leisured, decadent, androgynous group; and the Morlocks, an underground tribe of bestial workers.

In Der Krieg der Welten von H. G. Wells trifft das viktorianische England auf eine gnadenlose Mars-Invasion. Was als rätselhaftes Himmelsphänomen beginnt, wird schnell zu einem Albtraum aus Hitzestrahlen, dreibeinigen Kampfmaschinen und der völligen Überlegenheit einer außerirdischen Spezies. Benjamin Werner liest diesen Meilenstein der Zukunftsliteratur mit Gespür für Tempo und Atmosphäre.

Wells’ dystopian fiction masterpiece! A man sleeps for 203 years, waking up in a completely transformed London in which he has become the richest man in the world. The future is revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities.

Journey back to a time shrouded in mystery, long before the dawn of recorded history. This captivating tale explores the lives and struggles of our prehistoric ancestors, painting a vivid picture of their world. (Summary from the text)

The thesis of this story is that “because of the development of scientific knowledge, separate sovereign states and separate sovereign empires are no longer possible in the world. To attempt to keep on with the old system is to heap disaster upon disaster for [hu]mankind and perhaps to destroy our race altogether. The remaining interest of this book now is the sustained validity of this thesis and the discussion of the possible ending of war on the earth.”

This classic, early 19th century science fiction masterpiece serves as both a wonderful period presentation of the time as well as a cautionary tale. Called by many a "chilling novel account of a Martian invasion of London in the nineteenth century - a science fiction classic for all time." It was made famous by Orson Welles Mercury Theatre mid 20th Century adaptation that literally had thousands of people running for their lives at the time in the Northeast U.S. H. G.

A peaceful night in Surrey is shattered when what is thought to be a meteor crashes into Horsell Common. Curious villagers approach the strange cylindrical object, only to be incinerated by a Martian heat-ray. Soon the invaders are sending out their terrible ’tripods’, causing devastation throughout England as ‘intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic’ gradually seek to eradicate the human race.

Writing this novel in 1923, H. G. Wells called it a “scientific fantasy.” He featured a utopia located in a parallel universe.

Tauche ein in die dunklen Abgründe der Literatur – mit unheimlichen, fesselnden und meisterhaft erzählten Geschichten aus der Welt des Grauens. Diese Hörbuch-Compilation vereint Klassiker der Horrorliteratur, schaurige Novellen, gespenstische Kurzgeschichten und unheimliche Begebenheiten – gelesen von Jürgen Fritsche, Sven Görtz und Tim Eriksson. Von Edgar Allan Poe bis H. P. Lovecraft, von Guy de Maupassant bis Stefan Zweig, von E. T. A. Hoffmann bis Robert Louis Stevenson – die größten Autoren des Schreckens und der düsteren Fantasie sind vertreten.

In dieser selten gehörten Kurzgeschichte von H.G. Wells geht es nicht um Science-Fiction-Technologie, sondern um nacktes Überleben. Ein britischer Leutnant wird im unwegsamen Dschungelgebiet von feindlichen Stämmen in die Enge getrieben. Gefangen auf einem Felsvorsprung, mit dem sicheren Tod im Nacken und einem gähnenden Abgrund vor den Füßen, fasst er einen wahnsinnigen Plan. Eine Geschichte darüber, wie aus Verzweiflung eine Legende wurde – die Legende vom Mann, der fliegen konnte.

Dive into the imaginative world of Little Wars, a captivating game designed for boys aged twelve to one hundred and fifty, and for the more discerning girls who enjoy traditionally boyish games and literature. This delightful account, penned by H.G. Wells in 1913, chronicles the transformation of childhood toys into a sophisticated pastime. With an appendix dedicated to Kriegspiel, Wells and his friends crafted a set of rules that infused play with a civilizing influence. Although wargaming has evolved significantly since then, Wells insights reveal how even these basic rules can highlight the...

There were signs that H. G. Wells wasn’t quite sure how to end his famous story The War of the Worlds, which featured an invasion from the planet Mars. He certainly knew how to do the story itself and pointed out Martians were highly advanced over humans in their technology. Wells used an unnamed narrator telling the tale in first person with input from his brother. The book was published in 1898, and even with the passing of years, there are no present day traces of life on Mars, a reality that would have undoubtedly disappointed the author.

Hailed for over a century as one of the finest science fiction stories of all time, H.G. Wells' The Time Machine is a classic story of adventure, exploration, and scientific curiosity. The Time Machine relates the story of the Time Traveller, a Victorian inventor who creates a machine that allows him to travel to any time period. He chooses to rocket forward into the unknown world of the future, landing in the year 802,701 where he encounters the humanoids descendants of Earth, the seemigly friendly and benign Eloi, and the subterranean and primitive Morlocks.