When the Sleeper Wakes

Wells, Herbert George

ISBN 10: 1789503965 / ISBN 13: 9781789503968

Published by Arcturus, 2019

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Synopsis:

Every city is now a prison. Mammon grips the key in his hand. Myriads, countless myriads, toil from the cradle to the grave

One morning, Graham rises from a medical-induced slumber and finds that he has slept for 200 years. The small money he had saved has grown exponentially, and he is now the richest man on earth and deified by the public. But what kind of a world is this?

It is the year 2100 and London is unrecognisable. A twisted and oppressive slave state reveals itself, and this regime is being funded by Graham's own wealth, appropriated by the mysterious White Council. He must use his power to free the social underclass, but in doing so he risks his life.

When the Sleeper Wakes is testament to H.G. Wells' vivid, verging on predictive, imagination. This dystopian vision predates Huxley's Brave New World and Asimov's The Caves Steel by 50 years and includes technology reminiscent of the internet. A truly brilliant read from a master of speculative fiction.

About the Author: Herbert George Wells was a prolific writer born in Kent in 1866. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature no fewer than four times. He was passionate about politics as well as literature and his output included several nonfiction pieces to go with his array of short stories and novels.

Bibliographic Details

Title: When the Sleeper Wakes
Publisher: Arcturus
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good