In the Days of the Comet (Paperback)

from homeofharris

Not the Greatest Wells book, but seems to be the archetype of many 1950's sci-fi books and movies.

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This was quite an intriguing, and very well written in parts, novel by H.G Wells. I felt this was him still experimenting with form, structure, and style- but that is some of the greatest things about this book. It is unlike any of his others and that is where the power lies. Overall, I was well ...

from Joe73

This story was hard to like. The main character was a despicable fellow. He was self absorbed, full of hatred and was so full of self loathing and hatred of those around him that he could not function as a member of society...he knew this but yet was ok with it. The only thing he cared about was ...

from DragonFreak

William "Willie" Leadford is a student in a British town called Clayton. He, like most people at that time, is a socialist and wants a change in power for the higher ranked class. Willie is stuck in this horrible circle of love where he loves Nettie, and one day Nettie is now married to an upper ...

from john257hopper

Despite its title and ostensible theme, this is only SF in the most superficial sense. It is a novel about alienation from contemporary life and about the desire for justice and vengeance against the perceived authors of that injustice. The narrator William Leadford's rejection of contemporary (t...