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Griffin is a scientist who theorizes that if a person's refractive index is changed to exactly that of air and his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he will be invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but cannot become visible again, becoming mentally unstable as a result.

Der endgültige Kampf um die Endlose Armada steht bevor. Perry Rhodan und seine Begleiter an Bord der Galaktischen Flotte treten gegen die Armadaschmiede an. Beide wollen den gigantischen Heerwurm aus Millionen von Raumschiffen, der seit Äonen durch das Univer­sum zieht, unter ihre Kontrolle bringen. Das Ziel der Endlosen Armada liegt in weiter Ferne; gesucht wird der legendäre Frostrubin. Als ein Herz der Armada erweist sich das so­ genannte Loolandre. Dort stellt sich dem Kommandounternehmen der Menschen ihr über­mächtiger Feind entgegen.

Im Jahr 3586 n. Chr. steht die Menschheit im Brennpunkt galaktischer Konflikte: Im heimatlichen Solsystem sind die Loower, die sogenannten Trümmerleute, mit einer großen Raumflotte aufmarschiert. Und in der weit entfernten Galaxis Tschuschik versucht Perry Rhodan mit seinen Gefährten, die Gefahr zu beseitigen, die vom uralten Sporenschiff PAN-THAU-RA ausgeht. In der Zentrale des riesigen Raumschiffs treffen die Terraner auf den einäugigen Roboter Laire, ein kosmisches Wesen mit einer lange zurückreichenden Geschichte.

Ann Veronica is a New Woman novel by H. G. Wells published in 1909. Ann Veronica describes the rebellion of Ann Veronica Stanley, "a young lady of nearly two-and-twenty," against her middle-class father's stern patriarchal rule. The novel dramatizes the contemporary problem of the New Woman. It is set in Victorian era London and environs, except for an Alpine excursion. Ann Veronica offers vignettes of the Women's suffrage movement in Great Britain and features a chapter inspired by the 1908 attempt of suffragettes to storm Parliament.

Presented is a two-volume collection of Wells' most celebrated classics of science-fiction and horror: The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau. This audio-enhanced version - with sound effects and musical soundtrack - combines Wells' groundbreaking exploration of time travel with his "youthful blasphemy" tale of animal and human hybrids.

This is the "so-called" reason the government won't reveal all they know about UFOs. The panic from this broadcast was significant. Although Orson Welles, Mercury Theatre and the Columbia Broadcasting System couldn't "soap the windows" of their listeners the night before Halloween back in 1938, they could annihilate the world for them. And that's exactly what they did with this radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' famous novel, War of the Worlds.

The small English town of Iping is just a waystation on the main road to Port Braddock. Nothing ever happens in Iping. Not in the dead of winter with the snow thick and crisp on the ground. Not with the wind howling and the ice crunching underfoot. Not until the Stranger came with his thick dark glasses and his head wrapped in bandages. Not until the Invisible Man arrived.

Dr. Moreau, misunderstood and hounded by the London medical community, retreats to a Pacific island to continue his experiments. The goal: nothing less than to surgically rebuild animals into the shape of men and to teach them the meaning of humanity.

This is an audio enhanced version - with music and sound effects - of a book long hailed as one of the great science fiction classics, H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau. It tells the story of Edward Prendick, a shipwreck survivor who is brought to an uncharted island where he encounters Doctor Moreau, a mad scientist bent on experimenting with human/animal hybrids.

En esta novela un viajero logra avanzar cientos de siglos en el tiempo y se encuentra con el estado final de la evolucion humana, en que las clases trabajadoras acaban siendo esclavas de las privilegiadas, en una forma tan sutil que ni ellos mismos se dan cuenta.

This science fiction masterpiece by H. G. Wells tells the spine-tingling story of top-notch scientist Griffin, who is on the forefront of scientific discoveries when he successfully creates a serum that can render him invisible. However, it comes with horrific side effects that he hadn’t counted on. As Griffin descends into madness and revenge and becomes intent on murder, the tension in this science fiction thriller continues to build, until its chilling conclusion.

The second Spoken Ink collection of superb short stories by H. G. Wells, who was a master of the form. Humour and wit abound in his writing, as does sharp social observation. Among the 17 stories in this collection, The Plattner Story tells of a chemistry teacher who analyses a most unusual powder one of the boys brings to class, in The Cone a woman married to a bullying industrialist is having an affair with his young friend.

Das Chaos in der Milchstraße, das seit dem Eintreffen des mysteriösen Sternenschwarms herrscht, scheint sich zu steigern. Gigantische Pilzraumschiffe säen Tod und Verderben auf den von ihnen heimgesuchten Welten, und nach wie vor gibt es keine starke Gegenwehr: Die meisten Intelligenzwesen der Galaxis sind verdummte Opfer einer Strahlungswelle, die der Schwarm ausgeschickt hat; nur wenige Immune ringen verzweifelt um das Überleben ihrer Planeten. Auch Perry Rhodan und seine engsten Gefährten gehören zu diesen Immunen. Rhodan beruft eine galaktische Konferenz ein, die endlich die Wende im Kampf gegen den Schwarm einleiten soll.

Included in this collection: "Who Killed Zebedee" by Wilkie Collins, read by Sean Barrett; "Blue Suit" by Edgar Wallace, read by Paul Panting; "A Mysterious Case" by Anna Katharine Green, read by Liza Ross; "The Crooked Man" by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Stephen Thorne; "Vendetta" by Guy de Maupassant, read by Liza Ross; "The Sapient Monkey" by Headon Hill, read by Paul Panting; and more....

"On this machine, I intend to explore time..." The time traveller has invented a time machine. Its capabilities are beyond even his fertile imagination. Hundreds of thousand of years in the future, the beautiful Eloi people live in a Garden of Eden. But why are they so fearful of the dark? What horrors lurk beneath the surface of their world? What will the time traveller learn about the future? Will he survive the evil he encounters? Even if he can find his stolen machine, will it return him safely home?

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is credited with being the father of science fiction. 'A Deal in Ostriches' is an amusing tale about a situation on a ship returning from the Indies with several passengers and five ostriches on board. One of the ostriches swallows a valuable diamond - but nobody knows which bird it was.

A bumper collection of classic ghost stories and strange supernatural tales.

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer, now best remembered for his science fiction novels. 'The Diamond Maker' is the story of a self-taught chemistry enthusiast who is obsessed with developing a process for creating artificial diamonds.

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer who is best remembered for his science fiction novels. 'The Temptation of Haringay' is the strange tale of an unsuccessful artist who is unexpectedly approached with an offer by the devil - his soul in return for the thing he most yearns for....

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer of stories and novels, and is credited as the father of science fiction. 'Through a Window' is the story of an invalid whose entire entertainment consists of watching the events outside his window, which looks out onto a river. He watches all the boats as they pass and longs for anything unusual to happen. Then one day just about the most jaw-dropping set of events imaginable happens right outside his window....