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Essential Science Fiction Novels - Volume 4 - cover

Essential Science Fiction Novels - Volume 4

Mary Shelley, George Griffiths, H. G. Wells, August Nemo, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Francis Henry Atkins

Publisher: Tacet Books

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Summary

Welcome to the Essential Science Fiction Novels book series, where you will find a selection of endless tales about the incredible technologies of the future, time travel and its consequences, adventures in interstellar spaceships, strange post-apocalyptic worlds, dangerous alien invasions and everything else the authors dreamed of or feared for the future of humanity.For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the 5 novels by authors who created memorable stories that shaped the foundations of Science Fiction. This book contains the following novels:The Temple of Fire by Francis Henry Atkins. A Honeymoon in Space by George Griffith. The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells. The Last Man by Mary Shelley. We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. If you appreciate good books, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!
Available since: 10/14/2020.

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