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The Collection of Sci-Fi Masterpieces (50+ Books) is an essential anthology of classic science fiction, bringing together the visionary works of legendary authors such as Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Clifford D. Simak, Kurt Vonnegut, Isaac Asimov, and many others. This collection offers an extraordinary journey through time, space, and the limitless possibilities of the imagination. From dystopian futures and interstellar voyages to mind-bending paradoxes and encounters with the unknown, these stories explore the deepest questions of humanity, technology, and existence.

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. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, this collection features unabridged recordings of the novels performed by Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, David Tennant and Alexander Vlahos.

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells.

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, but these authors are of equal merit. Each of their works is laden with talent, has purpose, and is rich and textured in this gloried niche of literature.

The Definitive Sci-Fi Collection is a collection of 28 classic science fiction novels and stories, read by an esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic science fiction writers of all time, including H.G. Wells; Jules Verne; H.P. Lovecraft; Margaret Cavendish; Yevgeny Zamyatin; and more.

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

The time traveler is on his way to a different world -- 800,000 years in the future. He finds humans called the Eloi living in simple luxury. They have become beautiful but meek, living on their safe, comfortable planet. The generations that have passed without challenge or adversity have dulled their minds. Underground machinery, built millennia ago, feeds and clothes these innocent creatures, and still functions perfectly. But who runs the machinery, and why are the Eloi afraid of the night?

This Science Fiction Collection brings together 20 iconic works from some of the genre's most influential authors. Featuring Ray Bradbury's atmospheric The Monster Maker and Rocket Summer, Isaac Asimov's thought-provoking Youth, E.M. Forster's dystopian The Machine Stops, and H.G. Wells' timeless masterpiece The Time Machine, the anthology explores a wide range of speculative themes. From futuristic worlds and artificial intelligence to time travel and human survival, this collection delves into the challenges and possibilities of the future.

Hostile invading Martians wreak havoc and destruction in England. This science-fiction classic has terrified generations of readers!

Thirty-One Strange Stories (Ilustrated) comes with several illustrations for the 31 short-stories featuring in this book including: The Strange Orchid; Æpyornis Island; The Plattner Story; The Argonauts Of The Air; The Story Of The Late Mr. Elvesham; The Stolen Bacillus; The Red Room; A Moth (Genus Unknown); In The Abyss; Under The Knife; The Reconciliation; A Slip Under The Microscope; In The Avu Observatory; The Triumphs Of A Taxidermist; A Deal In Ostriches; The Rajah’s Treasure; The Story Of Davidson’s Eyes; The Cone; The Purple Pileus; A Catastrophe; Le Mari Terrible; The Apple; ...

First published by H. G. Wells in 1898, The War of the Worlds is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories. The novel begins ominously, as the lone voice of a narrator intones, "No one would have believed in the last years of the 19th century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's."

The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London. At first, naïve locals approach the cylinder armed just with a white flag - only to be quickly killed by an all-destroying heat ray, as terrifying tentacled invaders emerge. Soon the whole of human civilisation is under threat, as powerful Martians build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays, and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human prey.

Escrito bem no fim do século XIX, o conto apocalíptico de H.G. Wells retrata o momento em que uma "estrela" se aproxima cada vez mais da Terra e a reação de diferentes grupos humanos ao redor do globo diante de sua possível destruição: desespero, indiferença, solidão, paz... Enquanto os humanos se deparam com esse futuro, ou não futuro, a natureza segue seu caminho, tanto na Terra quanto no resto do Universo.

"Im Land der Blinden ist der Einäugige König" – oder etwa nicht? Als der Bergsteiger Núñez in ein abgelegenes Tal stürzt, entdeckt er eine Gesellschaft, in der alle Menschen blind sind. Doch anstatt ihn als Sehenden zu bewundern, halten sie ihn für den Absonderlichen. Núñez muss erkennen, dass seine vermeintliche Überlegenheit nichts zählt – und dass das wahre Grauen nicht immer mit den Augen zu sehen ist. H. G. Wells‘ Das Land der Blinden ist eine zeitlose Parabel über Wahrnehmung, Macht und die Relativität der Normalität.

Die ersten Menschen auf dem Mond ist ein Roman des britischen Schriftstellers Herbert George Wells. Das Buch wurde zum ersten Mal 1901 unter dem Titel The First Men in the Moon veröffentlicht. Während eines Aufenthaltes auf dem Lande lernt der erfolglose Geschäftsmann und Theaterautor Bedford den eigenwilligen Wissenschaftler Cavor kennen. Cavor entwickelt in seinem Haus ein neues Material, auf das die Schwerkraft nicht wirkt; er gibt ihm dem Namen Cavorit. Cavor und Bedford, der Ich-Erzähler des Romans, bauen in Cavors Haus eine große Hohlkugel, in der sie zum Mond fliegen.

Escrito em 1901 por H.G. Wells, Sonhando com o apocalipse traz a história de um homem que sonha com uma distopia futurística, com o fim do mundo como conhecemos e como isso se sucede. O conto lançou as bases do estilo de história de previsão do fim do mundo, que o própiro Wells retomaria em seus romances, bem como outros escritores de ficção científica.

A metallic cylinder falls to earth, landing in the sands of Horsell Common, Surrey, generating curiosity and awe. But what's inside soon induces only terror. The story that unfolds is a breathless first-person account of an inconceivable reality: an extraterrestrial war has been waged on the planet.

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. As Wells tackles issues of identity, deception, and the deterioration of the human mind, listeners will be drawn into the story of the mysterious man, whose own mistakes end up whisking him into a whirlwind of deceit, terror, and even murder. In the end, the question will be asked: when your sense of self and identity vanish, who will you become?

The time traveler first steps out of his magnificent time-transport machine in the year 802,700. He finds Earth populated by a race of slender pacifists and decides to study this lush land of flower people before returning to his own age. These pacifists, he discovers, have built their wealth on the backs of a slave class forced to live below ground. As the conflict between them surfaces, the time traveler finds that his only means of escape, his time machine, has been stolen.

H. G. Wells is rightly regarded as one of the founding fathers of the science fiction genre. This compilation of nearly 20 hours' duration comprises four of his finest sci-fi works, and they really need little introduction. They are, in order: The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon and The Island of Doctor Moreau. They are complete and unabridged and narrated by Greg Wagland.