H. G. Wells 4 hr 16 min read

A shopkeeper's crystal egg reveals visions of another world; a wandering star threatens the Earth; a Stone Age hunter loves and fights, five tales ranging across the reaches of space and time.

H. G. Wells's 1899 collection gathers some of his finest short fiction, including 'The Crystal Egg,' 'The Star,' and 'The Man Who Could Work Miracles.' Visionary, masterful, foundational. Read it for the father of modern SF at the peak of his short-story powers, cosmic catastrophe, deep time, and wonder, told with unmatched clarity.

In its time

Published in 1899, during the 1890s, wells arrives.

Reading it

4 hr 16 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).