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(0)Brian W. Aldiss
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
"Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, "The Time Machine, "not its potential for misuse and terror. In "The Island of Dr. Moreau" a shipwrecked gentleman named...
4) Hothouse
Author
Publisher
IDW Publ
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Millions of years from now, the Earth stops spinning. Half the world is in shadows while the other half suffers under an endless afternoon of sun. Humans have devolved into small creatures struggling for survival in a savage jungle where plants prey upon living flesh. In this deadly land, a young boy on the brink of manhood is cast off by his tribe for the crime of curiositiy - and embarks on a perilous journey far beyond the borders of his people's...
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Visions of a future full of astonishing android technology. David, an advanced android, embarks on an extraordinary adventure to discover the secret of his own identity. Believing in the story of Pinocchio, David dreams of becoming a real boy.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006, 1990]
Language
English
Description
John Buchanan is a scientist in New Los Angeles, 2031. When one of his experiments fractures the very core of time and space, he is thrust back in time to nineteenth century Geneva where he finds Dr. Victor Frankenstein desperately trying to cope with his own disastrous experiment. Impressed with Buchanan's advanced knowledge of electricity, Frankenstein enlists his help with his "creation"--Persuading Buchanan that the only way to stop "it" from...
