The Time Machine

Transported to the year AD 802,701, the Time Traveller encounters the peaceful Eloi, a beautiful elfin race of childlike adults afraid of the dark, and with good reason. Beneath the earth’s surface live the Morlocks; apish troglodytes who torment the Eloi. When the time machine is stolen, the Time Traveller must enter Morlock territory if he ever hopes to return home.  

Narrated by celebrated actor Hugh Bonneville, who is best known for his performance in Downton Abbey. 

The War of the Worlds

When Earth is invaded by Martians in great mechanical tripods, terror ensues. They are equipped with heat-rays and poisonous black gas, intent on wiping out the human race. During the destruction, one man’s story details the monstrous invasion, and his struggle to find his wife in the devastation.  

Talented screen and voice actor David Tennant brings this audiobook to life with his incredible narration. Best known on screen for Doctor Who, he has narrated over 70 audiobooks.  

The Invisible Man

When a strange man takes shelter at an inn, his skin covered from head to toe in bandages, he causes distrust. Griffin, a scientist, reveals that he has successfully managed to turn himself invisible, but alas without a way of undoing it. Desperate for a cure, his ailment drives him to many sinister actions, including murder.  

The Island of Dr Moreau

Edward Prendick, the single survivor of a shipwreck, is rescued by Montgomery in a vessel carrying a menagerie of savage animals. Taken to an uncharted island, he meets Dr. Moreau – a brilliant scientist whose notorious experiments have caused him to abandon the civilised world. It soon becomes clear he has been developing these experiments – with truly horrific results.  

Narrated by versatile actor Jason Isaacs, best known as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films.  

The First Men in the Moon

A chance meeting between penniless businessman Mr Bedford and absent-minded scientist Dr Cavor leads the two on a fantastical journey to the moon. However, they are unprepared for what they find: freezing nights, boiling days and sinister alien life. Will they be trapped forever?   

Narrated by Welsh actor Alexander Vlahos, best known as Philippe d’Orléans in Versailles. 

Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer.