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by H.G. Wells
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warren
warren rated it 13 years ago
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 ...
thomcat
thomcat rated it 15 years ago
Wells predicted not only the first atomic bomb but also the search for weapons of mass destruction. The difference is that his was successful.
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 57 years ago
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. ...
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