H.G. Wells, THE WAR IN THE AIR, HG Wells Collection (H.G. Wells Original Editions)

by H. G. Wells, HG Wells Complete Essential Collection, HG Wells seven Novels, Jules Verne and HG Wells Complete Novels

Overview

This may not seem like Science Fiction now, but back when this book came out, airplanes were thought to be a passing fad at best. This book was published a mere 4 ½ years after the Wright Brothers first flew in Kitty Hawk. In this prophetic novel, Wells predicts a war between the US and both Germany and Japan, but this war is fought primarily in the air.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016147253
Publisher:	Ryetown Classics
Publication date:	12/27/2012
Series:	HG Wells Collection , #15
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	388 KB

About the Author

Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".
Source: Wikipedia

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England