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19 reviews
H.G. Wells

NYRB Classics, 2005

This is a great book
I liked this book mainly because it's science fiction. I liked the martions and the detail the writer used. I liked the interesting words used by the writer. It was illustrated well.

H.G. Wells' Little Orc Wars

4 reviews
H.G. Wells; Michael J. Varhola; Skirmisher Game Development Group

Skirmisher Publishing LLC, 2007

Great book! Great find!
As a long time fan of H.G. Wells, I was super excited to hear that someone was coming out with some H.G. Wells stuff and as an owner of this book I can honestly say that anyone who is a fan should have this book and doesn't have a complete collection if they don't!

Ann Veronica

4 reviews
H. G. Wells

Virago Press, Limited, 1980

Best Book I Ever Read
This is the best book I ever read. I own 2 copies of it, one so I always have it in the house if I want to reread it (which I have many times) and another so I can let friends borrow it! "Ann Veronica" is a woman after my own heart, she lives life in her own way and doesn't listen to what anyone else wants her to do. She follows her dreams and her ambitions and lives a wonderful life. Every ...

Great tales of terror and the supernatural

22 reviews
Edgar Allen Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, ...

Modern Library, 1944

Essential -- the roots of modern short horror fiction
This book is, quite simply, the best collection of 19th and early-20th century short fiction of the dark variety in existence. First published in the 1940s, this single (albeit fat) volume is a goldmine of the roots of modern horror, a great way to see where today's horror heavyweights got their inspiration and influence. Some authors whose stories appear within: Bierce, Blackwood, Dickens, ...

The Complete Science Fiction Treasury of H. G. Wells

4 reviews
H.G. Wells

Random House Value Publishing, 1991

Wells' seven most famous SF novels in one volume
While this is by no means a complete collection of Wells' science fiction, it does consist of his most famous seven novels: The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, The Food of the Gods, and In the Days of the Comet. Bonus features include a short preface written by the author and several original illustrations from each ...

Floor games

16 reviews
H. G Wells

F. Palmer, 1911

Another "must have" for the well traveled wargamer
I must admit I had not heard of "Floor Wars" prior to reading "Little Wars". The book predates "Little Wars" but is often considered a companion to the other book. It focuses more on the collecting and building of settings than actual wargaming. The books compliment each other well. "Floor Wars" sparked my imagination even more...taking me back to the little countries and armies that I used to ...

The War of the Worlds (Penguin Classics)

7 reviews
H.G. Wells

Penguin Classics, 2005

Still the best telling even though time has past by some its plot points
Published in 1898 and set in and around turn of the century London, the story evokes the latest that was known at the time in astronomy, mechanics, and biology. Man had not yet flown and rockets were basically for fireworks. The story has been portrayed on radio, on the movie screen, and I believe even on television. Every telling requires some updating of the story so that modern audiences ...

War Of The Worlds

6 reviews
Wells H.G.

Blue Unicorn Editions, 1998

Arguably The Great science fiction book of all time.
This was one of the first books I read as a child, and it is still one of my favorite bed time stories. Wells wrote his famous chronicle of the Martian invasion of Victorian Britain at the turn of the century, and the world has since gradually chipped at the book's scientific authenticity. The book, however, still stands tall even today as a dramatic vision of the collapse of civilization. ...

The War in the Air

5 reviews
H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Hard Press, 2006

Stunning, disturbing prophecy
H.G. Wells-what a genius. He foresaw the future better than any supposed "psychic." This novel, little known but available again, is the proof. In the early 20th century, the invention of aerial vehicles precipitates the outbreak of a worldwide war that had brewed for hundreds of years. The aircrafts' ability to wreck unlimited destruction lays waste to civilization, reducing it to pre-Industrial ...

Little Wars

27 reviews
H. G. Wells

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004

A genuine classic. Buy it for all boys between 7 and 15!
It is immensely appropriate that I review `Little Wars' by H. G. Wells on the day Stephen Spielberg's remake of a film version of Wells' `War of the Worlds' opens in theatres around the country. I have known of Wells' little book for at least 45 years, when I first became interested in wargames and searched out titles on the subject which, in 1960, seemed to be few and far between. The early ...

Classic Starts: The War of the Worlds (Classic Starts Series)

2 reviews
H. G. Wells

Sterling, 2007

keeping it interesting
Read it with my 3rd grader and could not put it down. He was enthusiastic to read chapter after chapter.

The War of the Worlds

4 reviews
H. G. Wells

House of Stratus, 2001

Still a classic impossible to put down
Basically, it is a good, fast moving story. It keeps you glued to your chair both by its plot, but also by its writing. This is not fast food writing. This is not the kind of writing that you consume like french fries, enjoy and forget instantly. The prose is beautiful, every word seemingly chosen with care to build up a scene or create a mood. The quote that began this review is one example. ...

The War of the Worlds (Barnes & Noble Classics)

4 reviews
H. G. Wells

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004

Gripping
Unknown to the inhabitants of Earth, the planet Mars is aging and nearing its exhaustion. The Martians, not even perceiving humans to be anything other than animals, decide that it is time to seize this lush, young planet. Landing in several locations in southeastern England they begin their conquest of the planet. Can man, with his most advanced technology hope to stop the Martians with their ...

Selected Stories of H. G. Wells (Modern Library Classics)

3 reviews
H.G. Wells

Modern Library, 2004

Recently read, and very enjoyable
I recently read all the stories in this book over a period of a week. They are arranged in a nice, thematic way, so that similar stories are grouped together. I was amazed at the breadth of the subject matter of the stories, having previously restricted myself to Wells' speculative short stories such as "The Land Ironclads". But "The Valley of Spiders" is a spooky story of what apparently are ...

Star Begotten: A Biological Fantasia (Early Classics of Science Fiction)

2 reviews
H.G Wells

Wesleyan, 2006

A key pick for any Wells fan
STAR BEGOTTEN was first published in 1937 and is a short novel - second of a series by Wells - which covers discoveries in genetic mutations. A simple event turns into a hysterical social reaction in this story of the possible return of Martians from War of the Worlds, and their impact on the nature of humanity itself. A key pick for any Wells fan. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

The Time Machine (Unabridged)

2 reviews
H. G. Wells

audible.com

THE GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION STORY OF ALL TIME
In science fiction, the gimmick or gadget that gives rise to the science part of the science fiction is the heart of the story. The more ingenious the gadget, the more far reaching the consequences of its use, the more appeal the story necessarily has. It is in this way that ten years before Einsteinian relativity and forty years before quantum mechanics that this wonderful writer managed ...

Graphic Classics Volume 3: H. G. Wells - 1st Edition

3 reviews
H. G. Wells, Dan O'Neill, ...

Eureka Productions, 2002

The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells wrote some amazing stories. There are so many classic tales it is easy to forget that they all come from the same talented man. Of course, he is one of the founders of Science Fiction, single-handily creating many of the sub-genres that can be found within its boarders. The alien invasion, the insane scientist who falls victim to his own experiment, the vision of a dark apocalyptic ...

War Of The Worlds

2 reviews
H. G. Wells

Blackstone Audiobooks, 2004

Nothing Like the Original!
Great to listen to the real deal. No one needs to improve upon Well's clasic. All the movie remakes can't match the original telling of an alien invasion from Mars. Get the book and listen to the reading as well. Great stuff!

The undying fire: A contemporary novel (Collection of British authors. Tauchnitz ed)

3 reviews
H. G Wells

B. Tauchnitz, 1926

updated Job
H.G. Wells struggled with the issue of "what man can make of man" in the course of his many novels and other writings. In The Undying Fire, Wells give us an updated Book of Job, focusing on the tribulations of an actual descendant of the biblical Job. The various characters from the Biblical narrative are all there, in updated (circa World War One) form. This allows Wells the freedom to move ...

Little Wars: A Game for Boys from Twelve Years of Age to One Hundred and Fifty and for That More Intelligent ...

3 reviews
H. G. Wells

Da Capo Pr, 1977

This classic book gave birth to the hobby of wargaming.
This is a light read, describing the famous author's system for taking children's toy soldiers and making a "Kriegspiel" (the Prussian General Staff method of wargaming) for the common man, and boy, of whatever age (and, Wells adds, for "girls of the better sort"). Wells' game used the famous Britain's toy soldiers, employed rules for movement and melee, and utilized toy cannon to provide the ...

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