The World Set Free
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781605971049 (1605971049)
Publish date: February 18th 2008
Publisher: Book Jungle
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
War,
Politics,
Dystopia,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic,
Fiction
One of my least favorite of the Wells books I've read so far.The plot moves very slow, and I have a hard time imagining people dropping "atomic bombs" from biplanes, knowing how powerful they truly are... not that the author could really be faulted for imagining bombs weaker than they really turned ...
Wells predicted not only the first atomic bomb but also the search for weapons of mass destruction. The difference is that his was successful.
I read this when I was about 11 and I can't remember a thing about it, except that Wells predicts atomic weapons and they finally turn out to be a good thing. I suddenly feel I should re-read it! _________________________________________Looking for something else, I just made a startling discovery. ...