| The First Men in the Moon Contributor(s): Wells, H. G. (Author), Le Guin, Ursula K. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 081296831X ISBN-13: 9780812968316 Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch) OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: "Why do people read science fiction? In hopes of receiving such writing as this--a ravishingly accurate vision of things unseen; an utterly unexpected yet necessary beauty." So says Ursula K. Le Guin in her Introduction to "The First Men in the Moon, H. G. Wells's 1901 tale of space travel. Heavily criticized upon publication for its fantastic ideas, it is now justly considered a science fiction classic. Cavor, a brilliant scientist who accidentally produces a gravity-defying substance, builds a spaceship and, along with the materialistic Bedford, travels to the moon. The coldly intellectual Cavor seeks knowledge, while Bedford seeks fortune. Instead of insight and gold they encounter the Selenites, a horrifying race of biologically engineered creatures who viciously, and successfully, defend their home. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002041068 |
| Lexile Measure: 1130 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.43 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 76094 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
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| Publisher Description: "Why do people read science fiction? In hopes of receiving such writing as this--a ravishingly accurate vision of things unseen; an utterly unexpected yet necessary beauty." So says Ursula K. Le Guin in her Introduction to The First Men in the Moon, H. G. Wells's 1901 tale of space travel. Heavily criticized upon publication for its fantastic ideas, it is now justly considered a science fiction classic. Cavor, a brilliant scientist who accidentally produces a gravity-defying substance, builds a spaceship and, along with the materialistic Bedford, travels to the moon. The coldly intellectual Cavor seeks knowledge, while Bedford seeks fortune. Instead of insight and gold they encounter the Selenites, a horrifying race of biologically engineered creatures who viciously, and successfully, defend their home. |