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The World Set Free

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

FormatEbook

Published2006

Words65,023

LanguageEnglish

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H. G. Wells's The World Set Free imagines the discovery of atomic energy and the devastating warfare it unleashes, leading toward a reformed world order. It suits readers interested in early science fiction and the history of ideas about atomic power.

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.

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