H. G. Wells

Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles....

First published by H. G. Wells in 1898, The War of the Worlds is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories....

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Five is the fifth instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections.

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner.

The Ultimate Science Fiction Mega Collection contains 24 of the greatest science-fiction works ever written....

The War of the Worlds has been both popular and influential....

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and...

Beginning with a series of strange flashes in the distant night sky, the Martian attack initially causes little concern on Earth.....

In what many refer to as one of the first and greatest science fiction thrillers, a mysterious stranger wanders into an inn, wrapped head-to-toe in bandages. What lies beneath the bandages is something even more mysterious....

The Definitive Sci-Fi Collection is a collection of 28 classic science fiction novels and stories, read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators.

Orson Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds has done much to obscure the original work. Written at the turn of the 19th century, before "science fiction" existed...

The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London....

H.G. Wells (1866 -1946) - the master of the genre - created his "scientific romances" and set the standard for prophetic and prescient scientific literature that also teemed with social commentary and even glimpses of horror....

This superlative collection of futuristic tales explores ground-breaking supernatural themes from the founding heroes of the science fiction genre.....

This collection of classic Wells tales includes The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The War of The Worlds, and The Island of Doctor Moreau....

This collection comprises stories by and inspired by the originators of weird fiction. From Allen's "The Arctic Death", through to Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", Stoker's "Dracula's Guest", and beyond. Time immemorial; worlds unimaginable....

An early science-fiction novel by the prolific and notable writer H. G. Wells, War of the Worlds describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. It is one of the earliest and best-known depictions of an alien invasion of Earth....

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....

Written by H.G. Wells, the great visionary author, this legendary novel is both timeless and thought provoking....

H.G. Wells' visionary novel is credited with creating the science fiction genre because of its tantalizing glimpses into our distant future....