H.G. Wells Science Fiction Collection

De: H. G. Wells

Narrado por: Peter Batchelor, George Eustice, Alan Munro

Four classic science-fiction stories: 20 hours of great listening. This collection of classic Wells tales includes The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The War of The Worlds, and The Island of Doctor Moreau.

Public Domain (P)2012 Trout Lake Media

Unfortunate

The stories are pretty nice, but as this was my first exposure to them I had difficulty staying engaged. Very often the narrator would sound bored, or there'd be distracting background sounds, whether intentional or not. One sound in particular is like a compact disk player's whirring and twittering. This certainly removes the listener from any immersion into the story.

HG Wells marathon

What made the experience of listening to H.G. Wells Science Fiction Collection the most enjoyable?

It was good to read all 4 books to get a good sense of the author. My favorite in order are The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Time Machine, The War of The Worlds, The Invisible Man

classic stories and good readers.

4 great classics by hg wells which are beyond me to review. The readers are all I can speak to.

the island of doctor Moreau: no complaints beyond a couple mispronunciations.
the invisible man: decent reading, but with horribly cheesy sound effects thrown in on occasion.
war of the worlds: great reading, maybe a bit slow for me, but that's just preference.
the time machine: perfect. can't say more than that.

Stories are as good as ever!

H. G. Wells wrote such marvelous stories - whether this audio book or in any other form, I highly recommend them.

Timeless great stories

Dr. Moreau's narrating aside, this is a wonderful collection of essential Wells. I believe it is George Eistice who really needs a lesson in commas. Suffer through it. The story, and the others with great narration, are well worth the distraction.

Bad Narrator

Alan Munro has a terrible speaking cadence. I skipped the first two books because it was so distracting.
But I am a huge fan of Peter Bachelor. And the stories were awesome by the way.

okay

the book wasn't too spectacular, it was okay.
But H.G Wells is talented and a Good story writer.

THE TIME MACHINE

This was the first book I remember reading way back in grade school; serious science fiction, not Dick and Jane. It still is my favorite in so many ways. Calling him "THE TIME TRAVELER". Genius! His description of duration as a physical thing, one we are just beginning at sub-atomic levels to understand. Genius! He was truly visionary; far, far ahead of his time.

Some parts have a strange glitch in recording

Always fun books. The performance was excellent. There is a strange robot like glitchy sound on some of the recording, All of the first book is ruined by this.

Loved the Stories and Collection

The stories are classics and they are not the issue. The first narrator had an odd rhythm to his speech. Lots of pauses at weird moments and his inflection seemed off at times. For me it hindered my enjoyment and absorption of the books.