- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Watermill Press (1980)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0895591286
- ISBN-13: 978-0895591289
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 68 g
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So much of later science fiction was introduced in this book, Mar 23 2007
By Charles Ashbacher - Published on Amazon.com
This book is the one that all stories regarding time travel must measure up to. In it, Wells literally defined the genre and how such plots must be handled. He starts with a brief explanation of how time is but another dimension, the fourth dimension to go along with the three we experience in the physical sense. The story was written in 1895, so it is interesting to read how Wells handled the topic of topic of time travel. It is a plot device that has been well used since he introduced and handled it so well.The story is not a happy one, the "people" far in the future are not an advanced race, but have degenerated into barbarism and separation. The Morlocks live underground in total darkness and the Eloi living about ground are childlike. It is not a pleasant tale and it also is an early example of stories where the human race does not advance over all time but degenerates into much less than they are now.
This is a story that should be read and reread by anyone with an interest in writing science fiction. A great deal of what has appeared in science fiction tales since 1895 can be traced to this book.
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