Books like The First Men in the Moon
12 books with a reading profile close to The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells. Outward-looking and escapist; a moderate read.
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Rocannon’s World
science fiction, classic literature
Rocannon, an ethnologist for the League of All Worlds, becomes stranded on a primitive planet when a rebel faction destroys his survey ship.
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The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
Also outward-looking and escapist · science fiction, classic literature
The narrative follows an unnamed protagonist in Surrey as massive metallic cylinders land across the English countryside.
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When the World Screamed
Also outward-looking and escapist · science fiction, classic literature
Professor Challenger posits that the Earth is a living organism, a colossal echinoderm with a sensitive cortex protected by the planetary crust.
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From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne
Also outward-looking · science fiction, classic literature
In the aftermath of the American Civil War, bored ballistics experts from the Baltimore Gun Club find themselves without a conflict to fuel their technical ambitions.
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The Lost World
Also outward-looking and escapist · science fiction, classic literature
Journalist Edward Malone joins an expedition led by the volatile Professor Challenger to a remote South American plateau.
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6
Earth Abides
science fiction, classic literature
Isherwood Williams emerges from the California mountains to find a swift-moving plague has decimated the human population.
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Starship Troopers
Also outward-looking · science fiction, classic literature
Juan Rico enlists in the Mobile Infantry to earn his right to vote in a global society where full citizenship requires a term of federal service.
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The Demolished Man
Also escapist · science fiction, classic literature
In twenty-fourth-century New York City, telepaths known as Peepers have eliminated premeditated murder by reading criminal intent before any blood is spilled.
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The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham, Marcel Battin
Also outward-looking · science fiction, classic literature
Bill Masen wakes in a London hospital with his eyes bandaged, missing a spectacular celestial display that has blinded almost everyone on Earth.
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The Stars My Destination
science fiction, classic literature
In the twenty-fifth century, humanity has mastered "jaunting," the ability to teleport instantly via mental focus.
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The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells
science fiction, classic literature
Griffin, a brilliant but mentally unstable scientist, arrives at a quiet village wrapped in bandages and hiding behind dark spectacles.
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