H.G. Wells
H.G. Wells was a British author who helped define modern science fiction with his explorations of time travel, alien invasion, and genetic engineering. His socially engaged novels used speculative premises to critique class, imperialism, and human nature. He is often called the father of science fiction alongside Jules Verne.
Works
- The Time MachineScience fiction novella about time travel to a distant dystopian future
- The War of the WorldsScience fiction novel about alien invasion of Victorian England
- The Island of Doctor MoreauScience fiction novel about a mad scientist's experiments creating human-animal hybrids
- The Invisible ManScience fiction novella about a man made invisible by scientific experiment
- The First Men in the MoonScience fiction novel about travelers to the moon encountering lunar creatures