The Time Machine and The Invisible Man: Collection of HG Wells Most Popular Science Fiction Books [Paperback] H.G. Wells

One of the very first science fiction authors -- and the one with the biggest impact on sci-fi -- was undoubtedly H.G. Wells. And this collection brings together two of his timeless novels, "The Time Machine" and "The Invisible Man," both of which center on brilliant scientists whose experiments take them past everything we know."The Time Machine" concerns the Time Traveller, an English scientist who has built a machine capable of taking a person through time. So he goes to the year 802,701 A.D. and finds that civilization has fallen -- the human race has become the grotesque, apish Morlocks and the innocent, vague Eloi. And as he continues traveling into the future, it becomes bleaker."The Invisible Man" involves... well, an invisible man. A stranger covered entirely in clothes, goggles and bandages arrives in the village of Iping, and frightens the locals with his strange behavior. When the "invisible man" stumbles across the house of Dr. Kemp, he reveals his true identity and just how he became invisible...A future "dying earth," time machines, strange elixirs and the archetypical "mad scientist" -- H.G. Wells came up with a lot of the ideas that are now pretty common in science fiction. Some of his ideas have been disproven (the whole invisibility potion), but that doesn't make his books any less groundbreaking.Wells wrote in a staid 19th-century style, full of vivid descriptions ("The red eastern sky, the northward blackness, the salt Dead Sea, the stony beach crawling with these foul, slow-stirring monsters") and powerful emotions (the wild chase scenes in "The Invisible Man"). He also had a knack for inserting some really alien stuff into the stories, as well as some truly bleak depictions of what might come to pass.And he wove in plenty of undeniable science -- bacteria, albinism, evolution and the life cycle of a planet, as well as the question of whether there was life on other worlds. I can only imagine how these books must have expanded the imaginations of the Victorians who read them.Two of HG Wells' most famous works are brought together in "The Time Machine/The Invisible Man" -- bleak, brilliant sci-fi that needs to be read to be believed.

Hated the invisible man. Loved the time machine.

Me encantaba el diseño pero el material si es muy sencillo y de repente se empezó a filtrar el aguadel vaso y el popote fue lo primero que se rompio

I originally was only going to buy "The Invisible Man" by H.G. Wells, to revisit this great piece of literature and add it to my collection but when I seen this duo, two great classics in one, I was sold! I've heard of "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells but I had never read it before but from my first time I was really intrigued and at the edge of my seat with the way the story played out. I have these two classics as audio books on my mp3 player but it just didn't feel complete without having the physical copy of the work in my hands.

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A timeless classic and one of the literary greats.

I am a great fan of H.G.Wells' work and cannot fault this one at all. It follows the same genre of science fiction as his other works such as The Island of Dr Maurou - which I would also recommend for you to read. The Time Machine is a fiction depicting futuristic prophecy in terms of the use of ideas of the human race advancing in technology. It is ofcourse a dystopian science-fiction, almost bleak, gothic and apocolyptically depressing in some aspects, however, once the gritty stuff is over and done with the book flows more naturally - as you gain an understanding of the sub-text and after you understand Wells' own state of mind and his interest in the art of science. The novel deals with the idea of savages, the non-elitists and the feudal system, this is once again a reference to the period the novel was written in. A time of discovery and travel, and obviously anything/anyone different to the typical English race was regarded as a savage, this is a common theme in The Time Machine. I am not one to give away too much in a review, but this is definately one worth reading. Although, I wouldnt advise it as a bed time read, more like a book to read after you've watched the SCI-FI channel. It is a classic novel and one which the more current science fiction novels regard as setting the standards and conventions of the genre. Here we are talking about breaking away from romanticism, but high-lighting the issues in society in a fictional form and almost criticising the use of technological advances.