The World Set Free

A 1914 futuristic novel by H. G. Wells, written under the shadow of approaching world war, imagining the discovery of released atomic energy, a devastating last war, and humanity's subsequent effort to end war through world government and social reconstruction.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic science fiction and fantasy›Future wars and world disasters

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic science fiction and fantasy›Future wars and world disasters