
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 BennettLength925h 16m
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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
Length925 hrs 16 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
4The Time Machine
5Chapter I
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6Chapter II
7Chapter III
8Chapter IV
9Chapter V
10Chapter VI
11Chapter VII
12Chapter VIII
13Chapter IX
14Chapter X
15Chapter XI
16Chapter XII
17The War of the Worlds
18Book One. The Coming of the Martians
19Chapter One. The Eve of the War
20Chapter Two. The Falling Star
21Chapter Three. On Horsell Common
22Chapter Four. The Cylinder Opens
23Chapter Five. The HeatRay
24Chapter Six. The HeatRay in the Chobham Road
25Chapter Seven. How I Reached Home
26Chapter Eight. Friday Night
27Chapter Nine. The Fighting Begins
28Chapter Ten. In the Storm
29Chapter Eleven. At the Window
30Chapter Twelve. What I Saw of the Destruction
31Chapter Thirteen. How I Fell in with the Curate
32Chapter Fourteen. In London
33Chapter Fifteen. What Had Happened in Surrey
34Chapter Sixteen. The Exodus from London
35Chapter Seventeen. The “Thunder Child”
36Book Two. The Earth under the Martians
37Chapter One. Under Foot
38Chapter Two. What We Saw from the Ruined House
39Chapter Three. The Days of Imprisonment
40Chapter Four. The Death of the Curate
41Chapter Five. The Stillness
42Chapter Six. The Work of Fifteen Days
43Chapter Seven. The Man on Putney Hill
44Chapter Eight. Dead London
45Chapter Nine. Wreckage
46Chapter Ten. The Epilogue
47The Island of Doctor Moreau
48Introduction
49Chapter 1. In the Dinghy of the Lady Vain
50Chapter 2. The Man Who was Going Nowhere