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The First Men in the Moon

By H. G. Wells
Introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin

By H. G. Wells
Introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin

By H. G. Wells
Introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin

By H. G. Wells
Introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Jun 10, 2003 | ISBN 9780812968316

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307432209

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    About The First Men in the Moon

    “Why do people read science fiction? In hopes of receiving such writing as this—a ravishingly accurate vision of things unseen; an utterly unexpected yet necessary beauty.” So says Ursula K. Le Guin in her Introduction to The First Men in the Moon, H. G. Wells’s 1901 tale of space travel. Heavily criticized upon publication for its fantastic ideas, it is now justly considered a science fiction classic.

    Cavor, a brilliant scientist who accidentally produces a gravity-defying substance, builds a spaceship and, along with the materialistic Bedford, travels to the moon. The coldly intellectual Cavor seeks knowledge, while Bedford seeks fortune. Instead of insight and gold they encounter the Selenites, a horrifying race of biologically engineered creatures who viciously, and successfully, defend their home.

    About The First Men in the Moon

    “Why do people read science fiction? In hopes of receiving such writing as this—a ravishingly accurate vision of things unseen; an utterly unexpected yet necessary beauty.” So says Ursula K. Le Guin in her Introduction to The First Men in the Moon, H. G. Wells’s 1901 tale of space travel. Heavily criticized upon publication for its fantastic ideas, it is now justly considered a science fiction classic.

    Cavor, a brilliant scientist who accidentally produces a gravity-defying substance, builds a spaceship and, along with the materialistic Bedford, travels to the moon. The coldly intellectual Cavor seeks knowledge, while Bedford seeks fortune. Instead of insight and gold they encounter the Selenites, a horrifying race of biologically engineered creatures who viciously, and successfully, defend their home.

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    Also by H. G. Wells

    The War of the Worlds
    The War of the Worlds
    The Invisible Man
    The Time Machine
    The Rights of Man
    See all books by H. G. Wells

    About H. G. Wells

    H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, Kent, in 1866. After an education repeatedly interrupted by his family’s financial problems, he eventually found work as a teacher at a succession of schools, where he began to write his first stories.

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    About H. G. Wells

    H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, Kent, in 1866. After an education repeatedly interrupted by his family’s financial problems, he eventually found work as a teacher at a succession of schools, where he began to write his first stories.

    Wells

    … More about H. G. Wells

    Product Details

    Category: Science Fiction | Classic Fiction

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Jun 10, 2003 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812968316

    Category: Science Fiction | Classic Fiction

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Dec 18, 2007 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9780307432209

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