Brian W. Aldiss

"Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, "The Time Machine, "not its potential for misuse and terror. In "The Island of Dr. Moreau" a shipwrecked gentleman named...

Millions of years from now, the Earth stops spinning. Half the world is in shadows while the other half suffers under an endless afternoon of sun. Humans have devolved into small creatures struggling for survival in a savage jungle where plants prey upon living flesh. In this deadly land, a young boy on the brink of manhood is cast off by his tribe for the crime of curiositiy - and embarks on a perilous journey far beyond the borders of his people's...

Visions of a future full of astonishing android technology. David, an advanced android, embarks on an extraordinary adventure to discover the secret of his own identity. Believing in the story of Pinocchio, David dreams of becoming a real boy.