The first men in the moon / H.G. Wells ; introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin.
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TextSeries: Modern Library classicsPublication details: New York : Modern Library, 2003.Edition: Modern Library pbk. edDescription: xvii, 240 p. ; 21 cmISBN: - 081296831X
- 823/.912 21
- PR5774 .F5 2003
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Wells, H G | Available | 33111004153124 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"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.
Includes bibliographical references.