- Publisher: Big Picture
- Year: 2024
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 122pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 235x195mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.6kg
- ISBN: 9781800786752
- Product code: 546396
Tales from Beyond the Stars
New Hardback Illustrated
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Seven classic tales revolving around might lie beyond our own world are retold in this colourful, illustrated collection: HG Wells’ The Star and The War of the World, Voltaire’s Micromégas, Mary Shelley’s The Last Man, Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland and Philip Francis Nowlam’s Buck Rogers: Armageddon 2419 AD.
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Long before humans ventured into outer space, writers spun stories of what might lie in the unknown worlds beyond our planet and speculated about the future.
This striking collection features retellings of seven classic science fiction stories. From tales of space exploration, to time travellers and alien invaders, this striking anthology is the perfect introduction to the world of science fiction.
Includes:
The Star by H G Wells
Micromegas by Voltaire
The Last Man by Mary Shelley
From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Buck Rogers: Armageddon 2419 AD by Philip Francis Nowlan
Written by Adam Roberts and with vivid illustrations by artist Evangeline Gallagher.
This striking collection features retellings of seven classic science fiction stories. From tales of space exploration, to time travellers and alien invaders, this striking anthology is the perfect introduction to the world of science fiction.
Includes:
The Star by H G Wells
Micromegas by Voltaire
The Last Man by Mary Shelley
From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Buck Rogers: Armageddon 2419 AD by Philip Francis Nowlan
Written by Adam Roberts and with vivid illustrations by artist Evangeline Gallagher.
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Seven classic tales revolving around might lie beyond our own world are retold in this colourful, illustrated collection: HG Wells’ <i>The Star</i> and <i>The War of the World</i>, Voltaire’s <i>Micromégas</i>, Mary Shelley’s <i>The Last Man</i>, Jules Verne’s <i>From the Earth to the Moon</i>, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s <i>Herland</i> and Philip Francis Nowlam’s<i> Buck Rogers: Armageddon 2419 AD</i>.
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Adam Roberts, Evangeline Gallagher
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235x195mm
Big Picture
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