Welcome to the Essential Science Fiction Novels book series, where you will find a selection of endless tales about the incredible technologies of the future, time travel and its consequences, adventures in interstellar spaceships, strange post-apocalyptic worlds, dangerous alien invasions and everything else the authors dreamed of or feared for the future of humanity.For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the 5 novels by authors who created memorable stories that shaped the foundations of Science Fiction. This book contains the following novels: Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Looking Backward, Edward Bellamy. The Moon Pool, Abraham Merritt. A Voyage to Arcturus, David Lindsay. The Island of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells. If you appreciate good books, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!