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Sci-Fi: The Definitive Collection is a collection of 29 classic science fiction novels and stories, read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic science fiction writers of all time, including H.G. Wells; Jules Verne; H.P. Lovecraft; Maragret Cavendish; Yevgeny Zamyatin; and more.

Full-cast dramatisations of six masterpieces from the founding fathers of dystopian fiction. Dark and disturbing, provocative and prescient, dystopian literature has long captured our imagination with its nightmarish visions of forbidding future worlds. Included here are six classic novels of time-travel, totalitarianism and terror, written by some of the masters of speculative fiction and adapted for radio with all-star casts.

New Saucerian unveils its latest ufological classic, Gray Barker's Book of Adamski, an in-depth look at George Adamski, perhaps the most famous UFO contactee who ever lived. The Book of Adamski contains writings by George Adamski and various ufologists who knew him personally, such as Gray Barker, Desmond Leslie, Alice K. Wells, and Michael G. Mann.

C'est l'histoire de Griffin, un savant qui, après 15 ans de recherches et des dépenses qui l'ont ruiné, invente une formule pour devenir invisible. Après avoir fait l'expérience sur le chat de sa voisine, il décide d'expérimenter la formule sur lui-même, notamment pour fuir ses créanciers. Il devient alors totalement invisible. Savant déchu, son orgueil démesuré le pousse dans le désir de pouvoir et de domination. Renié par tous, et surtout par ses semblables, il meurt poursuivi par la peur et la haine.

Un joven anarquista se roba un frasco que contiene una peligrosa bacteria, desde el laboratorio de un patólogo. Cuando el científico se da cuenta de lo ocurrido, se origina una loca e incansable persecución.

Man has always wanted to travel into the unknown and encounter what he has not, and perhaps cannot, experience in the real world. The early 20th century witnessed an explosion of science fiction literature. Authors studied the wonders of scientific and technological progress and imagined worlds that had developed even greater advances. Jules Vernes' and H.G. Wells' fantastic tales well whetted the public's appetite for adventure tales.

Herbert George Wells, más conocido como H. G. Wells, fue un escritor y novelista británico. Wells fue un autor prolífico que escribió en diversos géneros: ciencia ficción, docenas de novelas, relatos cortos, obras de crítica social, sátiras, biografías y autobiografías. Es recordado por sus novelas de ciencia ficción.

Deutsche OriginalFassung von Felix Paul Grewe aus dem Jahr 1904. Bei einem ihrer regelmäßigen Treffen eröffnet der "Zeitreisende" seinen erstaunten Gästen, dass er eine Maschine erfunden habe, mit der er durch die Zeit reisen könne. Zur Demonstration schickt er ein Modell der Maschine schon mal voraus es verschwindet vor den Augen der verblüfften Besucher, von denen nicht wenige lediglich an einen billigen Zaubertrick glauben. Beim nächsten Treffen, eine Woche später, erscheint der "Zeitreisende" verspätet und wirkt sichtlich mitgenommen.

In Think Differently, Wells covers insights for the ambitious financial professional. Can you envision improving your introduction-to-close ratio by 50 percent? Or increasing your case size by 50 percent? Every giant step forward starts with awareness and vision - and thinking differently. As you merely think about the insights, you will see a change in your perspective and a change in your effectiveness.

"Temo di non riuscire a descrivervi le singolari sensazioni che si hanno viaggiando nel tempo: sono eccessivamente spiacevoli. Sembra di essere sulle montagne russe: si ha cioè la sensazione di precipitare inevitabilmente con la testa all'ingiù! Provavo, inoltre, l'orribile presentimento di una imminente catastrofe."

Danielle has never met her birth mother. With only a name and an address, and determined to uncover her origin story, she rings the doorbell outside the home of Carol Hunter, the woman who gave her up 15 years ago.

El nuevo acelerador, de Herbert George Wells es un cuento sobre los efectos de una droga capaz de llevar al corazón a 1000 latidos por minuto, a fin de acelerar el metabolismo y aprovechar el tiempo por la aceleración del pensamiento y movimiento humanos.

La historia habla sobre un dueño de una tienda, el señor Cave, quien encuentra un huevo de cristal extraño que sirve como ventana al planeta Marte.

Durante una charla en un pub inglés, George McWhirter Fotheringay niega la existencia de los milagros. Irónicamente, cuando una lámpara de aceite se gira del revés, se da cuenta de que él puede hacerlos.

Narra la historia de un fértil y apacible valle, localizado en el territorio más inhóspito de los Andes ecuatoriales, donde se asientan unos colonos que pronto han de enfrentarse a una terrible desgracia: todos sus hijos nacen ciegos.

Herbert George "H. G." Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was a prolific English writer in many genres. He is sometimes called the “Father of Science Fiction.” Pollock and the Porroh Man is a ghostly and gory tale much in the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe, but seasoned with macabre black humor.

La historia se centra en un protagonista anónimo que decide pasar la noche en el remoto castillo Lorraine. El narrador pretende descansar en una habitación que se dice está embrujada, en un intento por refutar las diversas leyendas que la rodean.

Stroj času je dílo, které předběhlo svou dobu a ovlivnilo celý jeden literární žánr. Wellsův román nebyl několik desetiletí v češtině publikován, nejspíš pro podobnosti ani zdaleka ne náhodné. Poslechněte si příběh Poutníka, který vynalezl stroj času. Jednoho dne se při práci přenese do světa roku 802 701. První věc, kterou uvidí v hluboké tmě je zářící okřídlená sfinga. Ona je klíčem k jeho minulosti i přítomnosti. Brzy nato zjistí, že lidstvo této doby se dělí na dva typy osobností. Jedni jsou Eloiové, žijí na zemi a bojí se šera. Ti druzí jsou Morloci, procházejí tmou a žijí v podzemí.

Our dystopian future is revealed by H.G.Wells. In this famous story, an unnamed scientist of the 1800s invents a machine to travel through time. Going into the far future he discovers the human race has evolved into two distinct branches that are horrifyingly interdependent. Society, being divided into the upper and lower classes as it was at the time this story was written, has caused this horrifying thing to happen. - Summary by phil chenevert

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells is a science fiction novel about a Martian invasion of Earth. The story is set in England, where large, cylindrical spacecraft land, releasing hostile Martians equipped with advanced technology. Using heat rays and chemical weapons, the Martians decimate human forces and cause widespread panic. The protagonist, an unnamed narrator, witnesses the devastation and struggles to survive in the chaos.The novel explores themes of survival, human frailty, and the potential for humanity's destruction at the hands of superior beings. Ultimately, the Martians are ...