The First Men in the Moon by H G Wells
Published exactly 100 years ago, this is one of Wells's greatest novels, and the only one of his scientific romances to embrace space travel. Thanks to the discovery of an anti-gravity metal, Cavorite, two Victorian Englishmen travel to the Moon, where they encounter the extraordinary underground world of the Selenites, insect-like aliens living in a rigidly organised hive society.
SALES POINTS* #38 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written * 'Well's scientific romances were . . . works of art with unique relevance for out times' Arthur C. Clarke * 'The founding father and presiding genius of UK science fiction' The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction * 'The Prospero of all the brave new worlds of the mind, and t
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857987461 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857987462 |
| Title | The First Men in the Moon |
| Author | H G Wells |
| Series | Millennium Sf Masterworks |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2001-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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