Alien Invasion Short Stories - Deluxe Edition

Visitors from other planets have long obsessed us. H.G. Wells' War of Worlds spawned a huge wave of speculative fiction but the roots of such fears run deep in our literature, from Voltaire to Thomas Hardy. Flame Tree's successful Gothic Fantasy series brings a brilliant new mix of classic and new writing, in this beautiful edition.

About the author

Patrick Parrinder is President of the H.G. Wells Society and has written many books on Wells and science fiction, including Shadows of the Future which won the 1996 University of California Eaton Award. He is also the author of Utopian Literature and Science (2015), and General Editor of the 12-volume Oxford History of the Novel in English. Patrick grew up in Kent, not far from Wells's birthplace in Bromley. He is an Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Reading.

Summary

Visitors from other planets have long obsessed us. H.G. Wells' War of Worlds spawned a huge wave of speculative fiction but the roots of such fears run deep in our literature, from Voltaire to Thomas Hardy. Flame Tree's successful Gothic Fantasy series brings a brilliant new mix of classic and new writing, in this beautiful edition.

Product details

• Assisted by: Flame Tree Studio (Editor), Patrick Parrinder (Foreword)
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781786647689
• ISBN: 978-1-78664-768-9
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Gothic Fantasy; Gothic Fantasy
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Gothic & Fantasy, FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure