
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: 170+ Space Adventures, Dystopian Novels & Lost World Classics
The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Mysterious Island, Frankenstein, Iron Heel…By Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Edwin A. Abbott, Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson, George MacDonald, Henry Rider Haggard, William Hope Hodgson, H. P. Lovecraft, Edward Bellamy, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, Francis Bacon, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Margaret Cavendish, Jonathan Swift, William Morris, Samuel Butler, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, James Fenimore Cooper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Sinclair Lewis, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Owen Gregory, Hugh Benson, Fred M. White, Ignatius Donnelly, Ernest Bramah, Arthur Dudley Vinton, Robert Cromie, Anthony Trollope, Cleveland Moffett, Richard Jefferies, Percy Greg, David Lindsay, Edward Everett Hale, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Abraham Merritt, Edgar Wallace, Otis Adelbert Kline, Malcolm Jameson, C. S. Lewis, H. Beam Piper, Garrett P. Serviss, Milo Hastings, Gertrude Barrows BennettLength932h 47m
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The 'Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: 170+ Space Adventures, Dystopian Novels & Lost World Classics' serves as a monumental anthology that traverses vast literary landscapes across the realms of science fiction. This extensive collection showcases a multitude of themes such as exploration of unknown territories, societal evolution in response to technological advancements, and the quintessential conflict between nature and civilization. Comprising a variety of literary styles—from the foundational narratives of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to the intricate dystopian outlooks of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, the anthology offers a panoramic view of science fiction's evolution across different epochs. The contributing authors, a cohort of visionary minds including Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and more recently, C.S. Lewis and H. Beam Piper, collectively present a tableau that is as diverse in background as it is in their storytelling. Each author's unique perspective is influenced by their historical and cultural contexts, enriching the anthology's overarching theme. Their works, some aligning with romanticism, others with modernism, together bridge the early speculative narratives with contemporary science fiction, creating an expansive dialogue across centuries. This collection is indispensable for anyone keen on exploring the depth and breadth of science fiction. Readers are provided a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in worlds that challenge the conventional, stir the imagination, and prompt reflection on our own societal constructs. It is an educational journey through time and space, across societies and galaxies. Embrace this ensemble of classical and modern thoughts, where each story contributes to a complex conversation about humanity, technology, and the cosmos.
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GenreScience Fiction
Length932 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: 170+ Space Adventures, Dystopian Novels & Lost World Classics
2The Great Pioneers of SF
3H. G. Wells
4Chapter I
5Chapter II
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6Chapter III
7Chapter IV
8Chapter V
9Chapter VI
10Chapter VII
11Chapter VIII
12Chapter IX
13Chapter X
14Chapter XI
15Chapter XII
16Book One. The Coming of the Martians
17Chapter One. The Eve of the War
18Chapter Two. The Falling Star
19Chapter Three. On Horsell Common
20Chapter Four. The Cylinder Opens
21Chapter Five. The HeatRay
22Chapter Six. The HeatRay in the Chobham Road
23Chapter Seven. How I Reached Home
24Chapter Eight. Friday Night
25Chapter Nine. The Fighting Begins
26Chapter Ten. In the Storm
27Chapter Eleven. At the Window
28Chapter Twelve. What I Saw of the Destruction
29Chapter Thirteen. How I Fell in with the Curate
30Chapter Fourteen. In London
31Chapter Fifteen. What Had Happened in Surrey
32Chapter Sixteen. The Exodus from London
33Chapter Seventeen. The “Thunder Child”
34Book Two. The Earth under the Martians
35Chapter One. Under Foot
36Chapter Two. What We Saw from the Ruined House
37Chapter Three. The Days of Imprisonment
38Chapter Four. The Death of the Curate
39Chapter Five. The Stillness
40Chapter Six. The Work of Fifteen Days
41Chapter Seven. The Man on Putney Hill
42Chapter Eight. Dead London
43Chapter Nine. Wreckage
44Chapter Ten. The Epilogue
45Introduction
46Chapter 1. In the Dinghy of the Lady Vain
47Chapter 2. The Man Who was Going Nowhere
48Chapter 3. The Strange Face
49Chapter 4. At the Schooner’s Rail
50Chapter 5. The Landing on the Island