The Shape of Things To Come
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780575095199 (0575095199)
Publish date: May 1st 2011
Publisher: Gollancz
Pages no: 424
Edition language: English
Category:
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Philosophy,
Dystopia,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic,
Utopia
This book is what is termed as being future history and some say that it is an extension of HG Wells' historical text 'A Short History of the World'. It is suggested that what Wells is doing is using recent history to look forward to the next stage of human evolution. It is not the first time that h...
Despite my acerbic comments made while reading, I found myself enjoying this book much more than I thought I would, especially once I got past the first two parts, which chronicle the collapse of Western civilization. As a novel, this book is a real stinker; if there were negative stars on GoodReads...