Time Machine & The War of the Worlds (Classic Collection (Brilliance Audio)) [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

H. G. Wells (Author), Unspecified (Reader)

Book Description

Series: Classic Collection (Brilliance Audio) | Publication Date: September 25, 2005

The Time Machine, Wells' first novel (published in 1895) and The War Of The Worlds (1898), comprise two great firsts in the history of science fiction. Respectively, they were the first novels to center around time travel and the first to suggest intelligent extraterrestrial life and interplanetary invasion. The Time Machine When the Time Traveler boldly stepped out of his machine for the first time, he found himself in the far future and in an almost unrecognizable world. In another, more utopian age, creatures seemed to live together free of strife and competition. The Time Traveler thought he could learn the secrets of these happy beings and take the lessons of life to his own time - until he discovered that his marvelous invention, his only means of escape, had been stolen. The War of the Worlds "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own. . ." So begins The War of the Worlds, the novel that made Wells famous and has enthralled and terrified for almost 100 years. Ten huge and tireless creatures land in England and, using their deadly rays and crushing strength, threaten the very existence of humankind. Wells' classic is not just groundbreaking science fiction, it is a shocking social parable about man's inhumanity to man.

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About the Author

H.G. Wells is considered the father of science fiction. His works include The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed; Unabridged edition (September 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597371505
• ISBN-13: 978-1597371506
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,862,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Thrilling Book!, February 11, 2004

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Bethany C (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Time Machine (Fawcett Premier Science Fiction) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Time Machine, is a thrilling book that will keep you on the edge of your seat. One Reason, you wont want to put this book about is, all the action that goes on in each chapter. Another reason, is it gives us hope that we could change things. H.G. Wells writes about the dreams that most people have of building a real working time machine. Everyone, at some point in their lives have wondered what it would be like if we could go back or forward in time. H.G. Wells makes that dream come true for us. In the book, the Time Traveler went into the future, and he was very disappointed at what he saw. He saw that the people of the future were very uneducated. They had the mentality of a 4-year-old. It makes the Time Traveler appreciate the period of time he came from. I would recommend this book, because it shows us that no matter how much our world is struggling, we should appreciate the time we live in. God is in control and he puts us exactly were we need to be.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HG Wells CD, January 11, 2007

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E. L. Gouner "Literature Teacher" (Baton Rouge, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Machine & The War of the Worlds (Classic Collection (Brilliance Audio)) (Audio CD)

Very good CD's...I am a teacher, and I played them for my students when we were studying science fiction, as I wanted to expose them to the classics. They read along with a book, and it went very well!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two classic tales by the socially critical master, May 16, 2000

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Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of TERRAPSYCHOLO... (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds (Bookcassette(r) Edition) (Audio Cassette)

These two tales are a MUST for anyone who loves Wells's work. Its far-sightedness, its intuitive feel for "things to come," the sparkling lucidity of his prose, his dry wit...not to be missed. And if anything, both tales, dealing as they do with future alternatives we wouldn't wish on ourselves, remain dangerously relevant as warnings of what will happen if we don't manage the present with greater thoughtfulness and foresightedness.