Stages of a consistently planned future for mankind. When the Sleeper Wakes and A Story of the Days to Come anticipate Brave New World and 1984, in the 21st century; The Time Machine (full version) shows farther future and the end of mankind. All show Wells’s greatest gifts as storyteller and novelist. Edited by E. F. Bleiler.
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A Mind's Eye Into the Future of Mankind,
By Bill (Arlington, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Three Prophetic Science Fiction Novels (Paperback)
This is a marvelous collection that takes the reader through three science fantasy works arranged in a chronological order as to the subjects of the novels. Each possess Wells' marvelous ability to send the reader ahead in time to what might become of our future generations. When the Sleeper Wakes unfolds as a visually stunning, action-packed and thought-provoking page turner. A Story of Days to Come focuses on the hazards they may be found in a loving relationship if the future were to further segregate the classes found in Wells' day. This collection also boasts the first complete publication of Wells' classic The Time Machine. If you've read The Time Machine and are not familiar with "the kangaroo rat people" then you will need to go back and read the whole story as Wells originally envisioned it. This collection was worth every penny I spent on it.
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A Mind's Eye Into the Future of Mankind,
By Bill (Arlington, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Three Prophetic Science Fiction Novels (Paperback)
This is a marvelous collection that takes the reader through three science fantasy works arranged in a chronological order as to the subjects of the novels. Each possess Wells' marvelous ability to send the reader ahead in time to what might become of our future generations. When the Sleeper Wakes unfolds as a visually stunning, action-packed and thought-provoking page turner. A Story of Days to Come focuses on the hazards that may be found in a loving relationship if the future were to further segregate the classes found in Wells' day. This collection also boasts the first complete publication of Wells' classic The Time Machine. If you've read The Time Machine and are not familiar with "the kangaroo rat people" then you will need to go back and read the whole story as Wells originally envisioned it. This collection was worth every penny I spent on it.
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This review is from: Three Prophetic Science Fiction Novels (Paperback)
H.G. Wells was a historian, journalist, and sociologist as well as being a novelist. In his story When the Sleeper Wakes all of his interests are combined in the telling of the Sleeper's story, the story of a man who fell asleep in the nineteenth century and woke up in the year 2100 to find that he owns half of the world. This book that walks the edges of science fiction and science fact shows a futuristic society that, for all of its technological advances, has not much improved.
When the Sleeper Wakes is an interesting read as long as you have the patience for the way it is worded. The twists and turns it takes you on to describe an equally messy world will drive you to see if the tangle resolves itself. Just this story is quite worth the whole book.
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