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What happens when science tampers with nature? A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer. Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth--and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These "giants," with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families. One of H. G. Wells' lesser-known works, The Food of the Gods has been retold many times in many forms since it was first published in 1904. The gripping, newly relevant tale combines fast-paced entertainment with social commentary as it considers the ethics involved in genetic engineering.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length6 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byAlex C. Telander
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 15, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Discovery of the Food
7The Brat Gigantic
2The Experimental Farm
8The Altered World
3The Giant Rats
9The Giant Lovers
4The Giant Children
10Young Caddles in London
5The Minimificence of Mr. Bensington
11Redwood's Two Days
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6The Coming of the Food
12The Giant Leaguer
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