"No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination," declared 2001 author Arthur C. Clarke of this masterpiece of science fiction. An imaginative, ambitious history of humanity's future that spans billions of years, this 1930 epic abounds in prescient speculations. A must-read for scholars of the genre. Reprint of the Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1931 edition.
From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, Edward Roth Written a century before the Apollo flights, Verne's eerily prophetic classic recounts the tale of a lunar excursion by three Civil War vets — with often-humorous results! Includes 17 illustrations.
The Iron Heel by Jack London Spinning science fiction and fantasy into a political adventure, this harrowing tale of class warfare recounts a powerful state organization's determination to crush the working class at any cost.