Men Like Gods

by H. G. Wells

Overview

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.

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515439929
Publisher:	Wilder Publications
Publication date:	01/09/2019
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

A pioneer of science fiction, H. G. Wells (1866–1946) wrote thrilling adventures about time travel, space exploration, alien invasion, and scientific experiments gone awry. His tales of obsession, revelation, and discovery remain compellingly readable and relevant.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England

Table of Contents

Book 1	The Irruption of the Earthlings
1	Mr Barnstaple Takes a Holiday	3
2	The Wonderful Road	17
3	The Beautiful People	25
4	The Shadow of Einstein Falls Across the Story but Passes Lightly By	41
5	The Governance and History of Utopia	51
6	Some Earthly Criticisms	75
7	The Bringing in of Lord Barralonga's Party	105
8	Early Morning in Utopia	125
Book 2	Quarantine Crag
1	The Epidemic	149
2	The Castle on the Crag	161
3	Mr Barnstaple as a Traitor to Mankind	185
4	The End of Quarantine Crag	213
Book 3	A Neophyte in Utopia
1	The Peaceful Hills Beside the River	227
2	A Loiterer in a Living World	237
3	The Service of the Earthling	267
4	The Return of the Earthling	279