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The seminal masterpiece of alien invasion, The War of the Worlds (1898) conjures a terrifying, tentacled race of Martians who devastate the Earth and feed on their human victims while their voracious vegetation, the red weed, spreads over the ruined planet. After the novel's hero finds himself trapped in what is left of London, despairing at the destruction of human civilization, he discovers that life on Earth is more resilient than he had imagined. Adapted by Orson Welles for his notorious 1938 radio drama and subsequently by many filmmakers, H. G. Wells's timeless story shows no sign of losing its grip on readers' imaginations.

Progresívny manifest slávneho intelektuála z roku 1940 inšpiroval znenie Všeobecnej deklarácie ľudských práv a ešte aj dnes s nadčasovou platnosťou znie jeho volanie, aby sme sa k nášmu druhu postavili s patričnou zodpovednosťou a od politikov žiadali slobodu, rovnosť, spravodlivosť a jasnú víziu toho, za čo bojujeme. Alebo možno ešte lepšie, nech vypadnú. Kniha vychádza s predslovom britskej prozaičky Ali Smith a doslovom prekladateľa Mariána Gazdíka. Herbert George Wells (1866 1946) sa do dejín literatúry sa zapísal ako jeden z otcov sci-fi literatúry. Je autorom žánrových klasík Vojna svetov, Stroj času, no vo svojom diele reflektoval aj politický a sociálny vývoj sveta. K jeho odkazu sa hlásia literárni velikáni ako George Orwell, Isaac Asimov, ale aj mnohí súčasní autori a autorky.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Welcome to Utopia. When Mr. Barnstaple, an Earthling, is accidentally transported to Utopia with a group of others, he begins an adventure that will change how he views the world forever. Utopia has no government. Utopia has no religion. People are governed only by their own conscience and desires, and Barnstaple is drawn into what he sees as a perfect society. But when a disease brought by the Earthlings threatens the existence of the Utopians, Barnstaple must make a choice: take over Utopia, or betray his own people to save a world he has grown to admire...

For so long, humans have dreamt of traveling of traveling through time - popularised by H.G. Well's classic novel. As the Time Traveller travels into the future, he finds changed lands and fascinating new species. As he then approaches the end of time, he attempts to find his way back home. One of the all-time great science fiction novels.

For so long, humans have dreamt of traveling of traveling through time - popularised by H.G. Well's classic novel. As the Time Traveller travels into the future, he finds changed lands and fascinating new species. As he then approaches the end of time, he attempts to find his way back home. One of the all-time great science fiction novels.

'I will go in, out of this dust and heat, out of this dry glitter of vanity, out of these toilsome futilities. I will go and never return.' Three disturbing, mysterious and moving stories from Wells, science-fiction pioneer. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. H. G. Wells (1866-1946). Wells's works available in Penguin Classics are Ann Veronica, The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories, The First Men in the Moon, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Kipps, Love and Mr Lewisham, A Modern Utopia, The New Machiavelli, The Shape of Things to Come, A Short History of the World, The Sleeper Awakes, The Time Machine, Tono-Bungay, The War in the Air and The War of the Worlds.