The Chronic Argonauts: A Science Fiction Novel

by H. G. Wells

Overview

Seven years before Time Machine H.G. Wells wrote Chronic Argonauts a sort of first draft of the Time Machine. Although the concept is there -- a machine capable of moving its user through time -- the story doesn't delve as deeply into the implications or the possible adventures and for my part that's not such a bad thing. Unlike Time Machine Wells allows that the machine's inventor might be a little off or strange, perhaps maybe the type of guy you might not wish to meet. Also this is a version of the story which is much more sensitive to the natural prejudices that then existed against the creation and use of such a device. In this way, though the story definately anticipates some of the treatment which Wells would offer in Time Machine, it also follows its own darker arc in examining the permutations of time travel. I would highly recommend the book for anyone who has read Time Machine, seen any of the movies or just has an interest in a short accessible version of the story written by a master story teller. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless story.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013123304
Publisher:	Petra Books
Publication date:	08/15/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	30
File size:	199 KB

About the Author

H.G. Wells (1866–1946), born Herbert George Wells, was an English author known for not only his popular science fiction books but also works of social commentary, history and biography. His first novel, The Time Machine, was published in 1895. Socially progressive and visionary in intellect, H.G. Wells became one of the most prolific writers of his generation. Through books like The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and War of the Worlds, Wells delved into a plethora of social, philosophical and political ideas through the medium of what we now call science fiction.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England