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The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution (Penguin Classics) [Kindle Edition]

H.G. G. Wells (Author), John Clute (Introduction)

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A prescient look at mankind's future.

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When Dr Philip Raven, an intellectual working for the League of Nations, dies in 1930 he leaves behind a powerful legacy - an unpublished 'dream book'. Inspired by visions he has experienced for many years, it appears to be a book written far into the future: a history of humanity from the date of his death up to 2105. The Shape of Things to Come provides this 'history of the future', an account that was in some ways remarkably prescient - predicting climatic disaster and sweeping cultural changes, including a Second World War, the rise of chemical warfare, and political instabilities in the Middle East.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 825 KB
Print Length: 580 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0141441046
Publisher: Penguin (26 May 2005)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B002RI9K6S
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #91,175 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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A must read for genre fans 5 Feb 2011

By Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

HG Wells has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure for myself, I've loved his War of the Worlds, I thoroughly enjoyed The Time Machine and have been entertained many a time by The Island of Dr Moreau. So when this title was rereleased in hardback by Gollancz, I felt it was time to reacquaint myself with this prolific author and to see what this title was about.

Whilst I hadn't read this book before I was wondering exactly what I was letting myself in for with this title from his later period of writing and whilst a number of events had an echo within our own history you can see the authors political views coming through quite strongly as well as his idealised version of society. It is well written, the characters engaging and the concepts discussed will generate quite a varied number of discussions amongst readers and whilst many feel that they can avoid reading this due to the films that have been released they don't do this title any real justice for the work that's within. Definitely a title that I'd suggest that you read once as it is not only the shape of things to come (at least genre wise) but a title that will have influenced a great many of today's writers who have taken Well's torch and carried it proudly.

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Good Book, but let down on Kindle 5 Sep 2011

By Martin Beecroft

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You either love Wells or you hate him. The Shape of Things to Come is a fascinating book and I found a good read. There are plenty of reviews from other contributors and I would suggest reading those.

I would point out though that I read the Kindle version and, whilst I am a lover of the Kindle, here is yet another example of the publishers failing to properly proof read their Kindle versions of books before releasing them. The formatting of 'years', of which there are many in this book,is appalling eg z000 instead of 2000, zoi6 instead of 2016 etc etc. One gets used to the failure and quickly compensate for it but I find it very annoying when paying for a book (including VAT in the case of Kindle versions)to find sloppy editing and poor proof reading. From reading reviews of other Kindle versions of books it would appear that this is becoming a common problem which is a great shame as it will undoubtedly put some readers off buying Kindle and Kindle books.

However, this is a good read and I would not wish to put anyone off reading it.

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Original is great, this edition is full of typos 27 May 2012

By animalimitata

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For anyone who follows or cares about Wells, this is an essential book, but sadly the Penguin edition is a mess. There are typographical errors on every page. Penguin seem to be establishing a firm reputation for this kind of exploitation. It is a really sad falling-off for a once serious company.

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One to read with caution

As a fan of H.G. Wells' writings, I was keen to read "The Shape of Things to Come", since it dealt with Wells' prediction of a Second World War, which did eventually come to pass,... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Andrew Norris

boring

this was a painful and boring read , very disappointing seeing as i am a huge h g wells fan . certainly his worst book

Published on 30 Jan 2010 by Ben Simons

Asks blindingly obvious questions which no one ever asks...

This is without doubt one of the major works of speculative fiction of the 20th century, and the fact that it is still so little known and so hard to get hold of is ample fuel for... Read more

Published on 16 May 2007 by S. J. Newton

Wonderful Wells!

I really enjoyed The Shape of Things to Come and it should be read in conjunction with Wells' 1927 equally prophetic but lesser known, A Story of the Days to Come, set in London. Read more

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Published on 11 Jan 2005 by David Brent

amazing how it has come to be.

i only remember parts of the book. i read it in high school over 50 yeras ago.i,ve saw a lot of it come to pass.

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