Wells Meets Deleuze

<p> The writings of H.G. Wells have had a profound influence on literary and cinematic depictions of the present and the possible future and modern science fiction continues to be indebted to his scientific romances such as <I>The Time Machine The War of the Worlds</I> and <I>The Island of Doctor Moreau</I>. Interpreted and adapted for more than a century Wells's texts have resisted easy categorization and are perennial subjects for emerging critical and theoretical perspectives. The author examines Wells's works through the post-structuralist philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. Via this critical perspective concepts now synonymous with science fiction--such as time travel alien invasion and transhumanism--demonstrate the intrinsic relevance of Wells to the genre and contemporary thought.</p>