Title: A Dream of Armageddon: The Complete Supernatural Tales
Author: H.G. Wells
Genre: Sf/Fantasy
Length: 363 pages
Weight: 1.5 lbs
Date of Completion: February 9, 2013
Thoughts:
I have always loved to read Wells. He has an impeccable command of the English language and is a great writer. More than that, though, he is a storyteller. This book is a compilation of Wells' short stories, and a large majority are told from either a first person POV or a retelling of what occurred to another person (as was told to him). The tales range from slightly macabre to humorous and are full of supernatural themes. Wells is a master of the sensible and thrilling as he pursues the illogic of fantasy to its logical extreme. As a series of short, unrelated stories, this is the type of book I like to keep by my bedside; it can be read all at once, or in short snippets, as time permits. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes science fiction!
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