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H.G. Wells: Seven Novels

H.G. Wells · 930 pages

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The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (Illustrated)

H G Wells · 84 pages

For more than one hundred years H. G. Wells' classic science fiction tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today. No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater

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The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (Illustrated Classics)

H. G. H. G. Wells · 88 pages

For more than one hundred years H. G. Wells' classic science fiction tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today. No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater

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The War of the Worlds (1898). By: H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells · 118 pages

The narrative opens by stating that as humans on Earth busied themselves with their own endeavours during the 1890s, aliens on Mars began plotting an invasion of Earth to replenish their limited resources. In 1899 the narrator is invited to an astronomical observatory at Ottershaw where explosions are seen on the surface of the planet Mars, creating much interest in the scientific community. Later

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The Forgotten

Katherine Applegate · 162 pages

There's been an accident. Someone crash-landed a Yeerk Bug fighter. And the Yeerks have been trying to cover it up - quickly. But not before Tobias spots it. So the Animorphs and Ax decide to steal the ship to show the world that Earth has been invaded. That's when things go terribly wrong. Before they know it, Jake, the Animorphs, and Ax find themselves in another place. Another time. And ther

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The Map of the Sky

Felix J. Palma · 608 pages

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John Dies at the End

David Wong · 428 pages

This may be the story of John and David, a drug called soy sauce, and other-worldly beings invading the planet. Or, it may be the story of two beer-drinking friends who live in an unnamed Midwestern town and only think something horrific is going on. But the important thing is, according to the narrator, "None of this is my fault."

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Beautiful Chaos

Gary Russell · 243 pages

On the heels of Wilfred Mott's discovery of a new star, Doctor Who soon discovers something else new, and worryingly bright, in the heavens --something that is heading for Earth. It's an ancient force from the "Dark Times" and it is very, very angry.

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The Apocalypse Troll

David Weber · 320 pages

Captain Richard Aston thinks he can have a relaxing vacation as he sails across the Atlantic, but when he rescues a woman who claims to be an alien from the future, he finds himself involved in an interstellar war that threatens to destroy Earth and the future of the universe.

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The Return of the Discontinued Man

Mark Hodder · 367 pages

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The Forever Man

Eoin Colfer · 339 pages

Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, who has achieved his dream of becoming a renowned magician, and Chevie, the seventeen-year-old FBI agent who traveled from the future and helped him defeat his murderous master, Albert Garrick, face the return of Garrick, an assassin-for-hire, and must destroy him once and for all.

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To Say Nothing of the Dog

Connie Willis · 496 pages

Connie Willis' entertaining comedy inspired by Jerome K. Jerome's [Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)][1]. [Robert A. Heinlein][2] mentioned the earlier work in [Have Spacesuit will Travel][3] as Kip's father's favorite. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1793164W/Three_Men_in_a_Boat_(to_say_nothing_of_the_dog) [2]: https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL28641A/Robert_A._He

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Doctor Who: Sting of the Zygons

Stephen Cole · 248 pages

The TARDIS lands the Doctor and Martha in the Lake District in 1909, where a small village has been terrorised by a giant, scaly monster. The search is on for the elusive 'Beast of Westmorland', and explorers, naturalists and hunters from across the country are descending on the fells. King Edward VII himself is on his way to join the search, with a knighthood for whoever finds the Beast. But t

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Time's Eye

Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter · 328 pages

Earth under observation by the ancient Firstborn, is carved up into a patchwork of eras, from prehistory to 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants. Two groups of refugees are determined to win the race for knowledge.

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Timelike Infinity

Stephen Baxter · 256 pages

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Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth

Terrance Dicks · 144 pages

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Morlock Night

K.W. Jeter · 332 pages

An unwitting participant in the mission to restore Excalibur to its rightful owner who comes awake only when England needs to be rescued, the narrator of this dark farcical romp is enlisted by Merlin to try to save the world. Written as a sequel to H. G. Wells' The Time Machine, K.W. Jeter created a science fiction tale employing alternate history and clockwork devices in a Victorian London settin

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Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks

Ben Aaronovitch · 160 pages

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The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley · 384 pages

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible -- for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time. She is tasked with working as a “bridge”: living with, assisting, and mo

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When the Tripods Came

John Christopher · 151 pages

Fourteen-year-old Laurie and his family attempt to flee England when the Tripods descend from outer space and begin brainwashing everyone with their hypnotic Caps.

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Doctor Who: Silhouette

Justin Richards

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Not Less Than Gods

Kage Baker · 300 pages

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H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds

Ian Edginton · 72 pages

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