The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (Dodo Press) (Paperback)

from theboylatham

Six out of ten.Two scientists, Professor Redwood and Mr. Bensington, stuble upon an amazing discovery, that which they have dubbed Herakleophorbia, or the food of the gods. This substance has the properties to cause any living thing to grow continuously, but will this cause more harm than good?

from melydia

Two men create a substance to accelerate growth in any living thing, which is fine for vegetables but gets a little out of hand when wasps the size of dogs plague a nearby village. Things really start getting weird when one of them has the brilliant idea to feed the stuff to his infant son. This ...

from baswood

This is one of H G Wells more obscure science fiction novels and it deserves its obscurity. Published as a novel in 1904 after being serialised, it is by far his weakest novel since he started being published nine years earlier. It is a very tall story and Wells can never make up his mind whether...

from la2bkk

Although I am a fan, particularly of works such as The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, etc., I found this book rather disappointing. The general concept is interesting, but Wells could have done much more with the first section of his work regarding the abnormally large plant and anim...

from

This was an interesting romp of both mystical adventure and high poised probabilities. I was surprised at what this had to offer, and I feel it is a good read for those interested in keeping their selection of Wells open. Wells seems to variate, from novel to novel, his form, style, and technique...