Genre - Science Fiction
In 1896, H.G. Wells wrote The Island of Doctor Moreau, a classic work of early science fiction. The story is narrated by Edward Prendick, a man shipwrecked and left on the island of Doctor Moreau. Doctor Moreau is a mad scientist who creates hybrid beings from animals and humans. The novel explores human identity and man’s interference with nature.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is the 9th release in Book.io Classics: Monster Editions. Initially serialized in March 1869, the book is regarded as one of the premier adventure novels and one of Jules Verne’s most significant works. Jules’s story narrates the fantastic tale of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus.
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The Metal Monster is the seventh release in the Book.io Classics: Monster Editions. The Metal Monster is a fantasy novel first published in 1920. In this epic adventure, Dr. Goodwin, who is on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas, joins a group saved by a magnificent woman who commands metal animate Things, leading them to a hidden valley occupied by what they name “The Metal Monster.”
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This is the sixth release in the Book.io Classics: Monster Editions. First published in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson, the book is a famous piece of English Literature and is considered to be a defining book of the gothic horror genre. The novella has had a lasting impact on culture, making the phrase “Jekyll and Hyde” used to describe people who are outwardly good, but hide dark secrets of their true nature.
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This is your chance to own the fourth release in the Book Token Classics: Monster Editions. War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells first appeared serialized in 1897, and was published as a hardcover in 1898. It is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extra-terrestrial race. The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction cannon.
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This is your chance to own the first release in the Book Token Classics: Monster Editions. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is considered by many scholars to be the first official science-fiction novel ever written. Frankenstein has had considerable influence on literature and on popular culture, spawning a complete genre of horror stories, films, and plays.
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