num_pages: 828
description: Immensely popular during his lifetime, H. G. Wells, along with Jules Verne, is credited with inventing science fiction. This new volume collects Wells' best-loved and most critically acclaimed works. In each, the author grounds his fantastical imagination in scientific fact and conjecture while lacing his narrative with vibrant action, not merely to tell a “ripping yarn,” but to offer a biting critique on the world around him. “The strength of Mr. Wells,” wrote Arnold Bennett, “lies in the fact that he is not only a scientist, but a most talented student of character, especially quaint character. He will not only ingeniously describe for you a scientific miracle, but he will set down that miracle in the midst of a country village, sketching with excellent humor the inn-landlady, the blacksmith, the chemist’s apprentice, the doctor, and all the other persons whom the miracle affects.”
language: English
title: Seven Novels
titlecomplete: Seven Novels
genres: Novels, Science Fiction, Literature, Collections, Fantasy, Classics, Anthologies, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 2824
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: Analog Award
category: All-Time Best Book
publisher: Octopus Books (London)