The Space Machine: A Scientific Romance [Hardcover]

Christopher Priest (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 363 pages
• Publisher: Harper & Row; 1st edition (1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060134291
• ISBN-13: 978-0060134297
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,069,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A charming Victorian Romance with Sci Fi Adventure, February 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Space Machine: A Scientific Romance (Hardcover)

I first came across this book in 1977 when I was only 19.

From page one I was hooked, starting off seemingly like a Victorian romantic Novel, it quicky becomes a Sci Fi mystery, then high adventure on a planet not to far away from our own.

You won't be able to put the book down as the plot unfolds, and becomes, well...hauntingly familiar.

Do try it !

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE!, November 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Space Machine: A Scientific Romance (Hardcover)

I absolutely loved this book! There are so many things to like about it...
--It's connections to both The Time Machine AND War of the Worlds.
--A beautiful feeling of love a man shows for a woman (from his point-of-view for a change).
--Countless twists and turns.
--True characters, true imagination.
Get a copy and cherish it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, March 12, 2008

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Rodney V. Bengford (Harlan, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Space Machine: A Scientific Romance (ClassicF.) (Paperback)

I was a bit skeptical when I first got this book. But when I started reading I couldn't put it down. It is kind of a sequel to H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine and Christopher Priest proves true to the originals. I recommend this book to any sci-fi fan.