The Wonderful Visit - formato ePub

En estos cuentos, los autores que inauguraron la ciencia ficción sorprenden con su capacidad para anticipar un mundo en el que el uso de la ciencia y la tecnología llevan al ser humano a plantearse dilemas...

"The War of the Worlds" is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time. The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary...

H. G. Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His writing career spanned more than sixty years, and his early science fiction novels earned him the title (along with Jules Verne and...

H. G. Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His writing career spanned more than sixty years, and his early science fiction novels earned him the title (along with Jules Verne and...

H. G. Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His writing career spanned more than sixty years, and his early science fiction novels earned him the title (along with Jules Verne and...

"In the Days of the Comet" (1906) is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells in which humanity is "exalted" when a comet causes "the nitrogen of the air, the old azote," to "change out of itself" and become...

"The Island of Doctor Moreau" is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who...

"The Wonderful Visit" is an 1895 novel by H. G. Wells. With an angel—a creature of fantasy unlike a religious angel—as protagonist and taking place in contemporary England, the book could be classified...

Obra que se halla en los inicios de la novela de ciencia-ficción, "La máquina del tiempo" (1895) sigue conservando el mismo poder de fascinación y vigor narrativo que le valieron el éxito inmediato en...

En esta novela, paradigma del género de la ciencia ficción, H. G. Wells señaló algunas de las más serias preocupaciones científicas —insólitas si consideramos que se publicó por primera vez en 1895— como...

La máquina del tiempo es una novela de ciencia ficción escrita por H.G.Wells y publicada en 1895. Wells es conocido por el público en general por la popularización del concepto del viaje en el tiempo...

Relata las contradicciones de un joven y brillante científico que se desprende de toda ética en pro de su sed de dominio. Scafati recrea la atmósfera de una sociedad trastornada por un individuo que actúa...

Es la primera novela en la que se narró una invasión marciana. H. G. Wells, es junto con Julio Verne, el padre de la ciencia ficción. Esta edición recupera las ilustraciones de Henrique Alvim Corrêa,...

El primer gran clásico de la ciencia ficción que narró una invasión marciana en el planeta Tierra.El siglo XIX llega a si fin y los marcianos se preparan para invadir y conquistar la Tierra. Los temibles...

La Guerra de los Mundos es una de las obras maestras de Herbert George Wells. Publicada en 1898, constituye la primera descripción conocida de una invasión alienígena. Está narrada en primera persona,...

Publicada en 1895 y fruto de la imaginación de Wells, uno de los padres de la ciencia ficción, “La Máquina del Tiempo” nos cuenta las aventuras de un científico que logra descubrir las claves de la cuarta...

From USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn comes the Blue Collar Daddies series, where the men are older, the women younger, and everyone gets their very own Daddy. Fake.It's just a name.It's what she's...

Join the struggle in the latest chapter of an unforgettable series where the fall of civilization is just the beginning.In a world where oil is no longer king, survival becomes the ultimate battleground.After...

In the kingdom of Dent, Amelia has always been overshadowed - first by her brother, the rightful heir, and then by her father's vision of tradition. Groomed for marriage rather than leadership, she's...

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK.OKAY, BE AFRAID AND GRAB A DARK BREW…This short story collection has horror to chill you to the bone and humor to tickle your funny bone."Michael McCarty is given full rein,...

Under the control of a madman... with no way out. Aaron Dupree has turned his life around. After serving six years in prison for his part in an armed robbery, he's released on parole. He's gotten a job...

In the infamous Empire City, they have invented a god. This has drawn the ire of the gods, but the machine god has proven too strong for even their efforts. However, the most cunning of the gods seeks...

I have my first-ever crush…on my boss. ​​​​​​​Sienna:I've spent my entire life thinking that there's something wrong with me because I was never like the other girls my age.I never had crushes or dated...

Niapachad Island is a place lost in time—a haunting echo of a forgotten era. Its people cling to the old ways, draped in antiquated fashion, speaking in peculiar tongues, and abiding by an outdated hierarchy...

Geoff King was excited to be coming home from prison soon, until his long-time girlfriend dropped a bombshell. This VERY SHORT STORY was first published in Words Worth Reading Issue 2.

In Devon and Lenore's world, magic is as common as turning a pot or fletching an arrow. What isn't common is a man with thread magic. When Devon starts weaving prophetic tapestries, his royal family tries...

Sci-Fi Fantasy (with a heavy dose of dark humor and absurdity)Core Idea: A universe teetering on the brink of intergalactic war finds its unlikely savior in Steve, a pink panda grappling with a severe...

 A tough group of Navy Seals and best friends start 'Seals and Bounty Compang, Aecurity company and bounty hunter firm all in one in Las Vegas. Hidden behind all of that rough and tough exterior is the...

Adler and Gordon's relationship deepens, but before long, they have to adjust to unforeseen circumstances. As if that weren't enough, everyone's favorite vampire hunter calls the couple to a murder scene. Gordon...

The Sentinels.As society shifted in ways that unsettled conservative values—rising polarization, eroding traditions, and deepening distrust in institutions—a clandestine brotherhood took shape. They called...

Adam Storm, the Youngest Global bestseller, podcaster, and entrepreneur, embarks on a transformative journey through the chapters of Fractured Dawn. Despite his remarkable achievements—including his hit...

Penrose and Pyke must put aside their own problems in a race against the clock to rescue a kidnapped infant.When private detective Charlie Penrose Pyke is asked to investigate the kidnapping of a child,...

RaphaellaYears ago, a humiliating incident placed me into Wyatt Sanders' orbit. We went our separate ways, and since then, I've embraced my sexual submissive nature. I'm happy in the BDSM lifestyle, and...

Born a peasant, raised a Lady, Charlotte does not know which she is, but she does know what she wants to be: a great composer. Her talent is remarkable, but when she turns eighteen, her dead father's...

Veteran stuntman Luke Wesson knows how to take a hit. But when he makes the mistake of stepping into a gas station robbery on his way to L.A., he takes more than just a beating—he becomes a hostage.Held...

Life is unpredictable, the afterlife even worse.Thrust too early into death (only thirty-two!), Leo Cooper wrestles with the confusion of how things work on the other side. It's an impossible undertaking,...

Modern Love - Ancient Foes With vampires on the rise and the city under threat, who would have thought love – and a long lost recipe for pesto - could bring everything undead to a head? Lola Morelli enjoys...

Ce livre est traduit de l'anglais original.Elle vit l'instant présent… jusqu'à ce que son passé monte à bord.Cela fait trente ans qu'il a disparu, la laissant le cœur brisé—et avec un secret qu'elle n'a...

This book defies classification in that, while it is a deeply poetic depiction of two contrasting locations - the crowded, bustling Lisbon during the final years of dictatorship in the early 1970s and...

How well do you know your neighbours?Small towns can be deadly. Linda Burton is house-sitting for her aunt's friend in the pretty little town of Glenhaven. Linda, who has spent her career in the city,...

I'll lose everything if I give in to my desire, so why am I drawn to him like a moth to a flame?MarcusMy senior year, I made a deal with the devil. Or, my father, as he's commonly known. I get to spend...

From the Book of Atmospheres by Robert Scotellaro is a collection of micro and flash stories that explore life at a slant.  Often surreal/fabulistic, there is a universality that threads their fabric...

A boss in need of a fake girlfriend. A man in love with his best friend's little sister. A hot-headed chef attracted to his manager. Faking It with my Billionaire BossI've been in love Silas for the longest...

Two drug dealers, one serial killer, zero chance of playing it safe.Mark and Toby aren't your average entrepreneurs. Their business is drugs. Mark, a smooth-talking hustler, thrives in the fast-paced...

Erik Carrière-Destler's opera, Don Juan Triumphant, is making its grand premiere in the summer of 1888! But things take a turn when valuable props go missing. Along with Christine and his friends, Erik...

Catty Hammond isn't like other girls; she can talk to roaches. It's not a gift she ever wanted or asked for, but ever since she was a child, it's marked her as different. And in the suburb of Hilly Green,...