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Men Like Gods by H .G. Wells

Men Like Gods

H .G. Wells

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · April 14, 2020

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Who it’s for
A speculative collision between human ambition and an unnervingly ideal future.
Themes
Utopian society, Individual freedom, Conquest versus protection
Genres
Time Travel Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

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About this book

Barnstaple, a burnt out journalist, decides to go on holiday and leave the rat race behind. He leaves his family at home and hits the road. His car along with several others are miraculous transported 3,000 years into an alternate future. The world he lands in, a veritable utopia, has a history very much like his own but for small details. Mankind has left behind its governments and religions for good or ill. Each person lives a life of their own choosing.

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Barnstaple and the occupants of the other cars are quarantined because of the illnesses they have unwittingly transported to this alternate future. During the quarantine his fellow time travelers decide that they can conquer this idyllic world and live like kings. Barnstaple must decide if he will join them or betray his own kind to protect utopia. 'Men Like Gods' was the first novel of it’s kind a blend of science fiction and fantasy. It’s influence forever changed genre fiction creating the sub-genre science fantasy. A classic.

Utopia Under Pressure

A speculative collision between human ambition and an unnervingly ideal future.

Come here for

  • Time travel with a sharp moral hinge
  • The uneasy contrast between utopia and old-world ambition

Expect

  • A classic blend of science fiction and fantasy
  • An ideal future that invites uncomfortable questions

Where it sits

Sci-Fi67%
Time Travel Fiction40%
Fantasy33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Adventure
  • Sci-Fi
  • Sci-Fi Adventure
Authors
H .G. Wells
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
April 14, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Utopian society · Individual freedom · Conquest versus protection
Reading lane
Fantasy Adventure