Where to Start with H.G. Wells
- Best entry point → The Time Machine
- Best standalone → H.G. Wells Seven Novels, Complete & Unabridged The Time Machine, Island of Dr. Moreau, Invisible Man, First Men In The Moon, Food of the Gods, In the Days of the Comet and War of the Worlds
- Start the Great Classic Stories (BBC Audio) series → Great Classic Science Fiction
- What readers keep coming back to → The War of the Worlds
- Highest rated by readers → The Island of Dr. Moreau
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H.G. Wells Seven Novels, Complete & Unabridged The Time Machine, Island of Dr. Moreau, Invisible Man, First Men In The Moon, Food of the Gods, In the Days of the Comet and War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
★ 3.92 BLT Score (2.9K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (2.9K) - 3
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H.G. Wells, Alan Lightman
★ 3.83 BLT Score (136.5K ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (136.5K) - 5
The Invisible Man by Wells, H. G. (Author) Sep-01-10
by H.G. Wells
★ 3.71 BLT Score (219.4K ratings)★ 3.63 Goodreads (219.4K) - 6
Great Classic Science Fiction
Great Classic Stories (BBC Audio)
by H.G. Wells, James H. Schmitz, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert, Fritz Leiber, Andre Norton
★ 3.65 BLT Score (522 ratings)★ 3.42 Goodreads (522) - 7
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