The Crystal Egg, written by H. G. Wells in 1897, serves as a possible precursor to War of the Worlds. A shop owner buys the contents of a bankrupt antiques shop, and in the contents he finds a crystal ball. He thinks nothing of the ball, until one day he notices it emitting a glow. When he looks into the ball, he gets a fleeting view of a landscape. As time passes, the views become more defined, and strange beings appear. The ball becomes a secret part of his rather dull and unhappy life until a customer attempts to buy the ball. Now what? And can those strange beings also see our world through the ball? Remember, in 1897, life on Mars was a very real possibility.
Download and start listening now!
"This was enjoyable short read! Not the finish that I had expected. The only other telling of this story that I knew was on the old TV anthology series Tales of Tomorrow. Wells' original was much different and equally as interesting." — Mark (4 out of 5 stars)
"This was enjoyable short read! Not the finish that I had expected. The only other telling of this story that I knew was on the old TV anthology series Tales of Tomorrow. Wells' original was much different and equally as interesting."
" i read this solely because it was mentioned in "league of extraordinary gentlemen". the action was good, but the writing tended to get a bit too philosophical for my taste. "
" Very interesting how literature and writing styles have changed since Wells was writing. "
" This was enjoyable short read! Not the finish that I had expected. The only other telling of this story that I knew was on the old TV anthology series Tales of Tomorrow. Wells' original was much different and equally as interesting. "
H. G. Wells (1866–1946), born in Bromley, Kent, England, is known as the father of science fiction. He was also a prolific writer in other genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary.
Cathy Dobson is the author of Planet Germany and a narrator of audiobooks.
Audiobooks Were Restored to Your Cart
[ShoppingCartItemsAddedOnMerge] audiobook(s) were left in your cart from a previous visit, and saved to your account for your convenience. You may view or remove these audiobooks on the shopping cart page.