The First Men in the Moon
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Publishing Details
The First Men in the Moon
By (Author) H. G. Wells
Introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin
Random House USA Inc
Modern Library Inc
1st October 2003
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.912
Physical Properties
Paperback
272
Width 132mm, Height 203mm, Spine 15mm
248g
Description
"Why do people read science fiction In hopes of receiving such writing as this-a ravishingly accurate vision of things unseen; an utterly unexpected yet necessary beauty." So says Ursula K. Le Guin in her Introduction to The First Men in the Moon, H. G. Wells's 1901 tale of space travel. Heavily criticized upon publication for its fantastic ideas, it is now justly considered a science fiction classic. Cavor, a brilliant scientist who accidentally produces a gravity-defying substance, builds a spaceship and, along with the materialistic Bedford, travels to the moon. The coldly intellectual Cavor seeks knowledge, while Bedford seeks fortune. Instead of insight and gold they encounter the Selenites, a horrifying race of biologically engineered creatures who viciously, and successfully, defend their home.
Reviews
Written with astonishing animation and lucidity. G. K. Chesterton
Author Bio
Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the greatest living writers of science fiction. Author of the bestselling Earthsea series, she lives in Oregon.
