The Haunting of H. G. Wells, Robert Masello
The Haunting of H. G. Wells, Robert Masello
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The Haunting of H. G. Wells

Author: Robert Masello

Narrator: Steve West

Unabridged: 12 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2020

Synopsis

A plot against England that even the genius of H. G. Wells could not have imagined.It’s 1914. The Great War grips the world—and from the Western Front a strange story emerges…a story of St. George and a brigade of angels descending from heaven to fight beside the beleaguered British troops. But can there be any truth to it?H. G. Wells, the most celebrated writer of his day—author of The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man—is dispatched to find out. There, he finds an eerie wasteland inhabited by the living, the dead, and those forever stranded somewhere in between…a no-man’s-land whose unhappy souls trail him home to London, where a deadly plot, one that could turn the tide of war, is rapidly unfolding.In league with his young love, the reporter and suffragette Rebecca West, Wells must do battle with diabolical forces—secret agents and depraved occultists—to save his sanity, his country, and ultimately the world.

About Robert Masello

Robert Masello is an award-winning journalist, television writer, and bestselling author of many novels and nonfiction books. His historical thrillers with a supernatural bent have been published in seventeen languages and include The Night Crossing, The Jekyll Revelation, The Romanov Cross, The Medusa Amulet, Blood and Ice, and the Amazon Charts bestseller The Einstein Prophecy. His articles and essays have appeared in such prominent publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, New York magazine, People, Newsday, Parade, Glamour, Town & Country, Travel + Leisure, and the Wilson Quarterly. An honors graduate of Princeton University, Masello has also taught and lectured nationwide, from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to Claremont McKenna College, where he served as visiting lecturer in literature for six years. A long-standing member of the Writers Guild of America, he now lives in Santa Monica, California. You may visit him at www.robertmasello.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christi

I have found there is never an easy way to write a review for books I have mixed feelings about. This is one such book for me, where I found myself enjoying some parts and really disliking others. Set at the beginning years of WWI in 1914-1915, the main story begins when Churchill asks Wells to go t......more

Goodreads review by Deb

I found this to be a very interesting book. Expecting a fully fiction book, this is actually a true story. H.G. Wells was an exceptional man. He had his flaws as we all do and also had some very good qualities. The story is extremely interesting and yes there are some supernatural events of which I......more

Goodreads review by Clay

Glad the sex scenes with H. G. Wells were brief. Not sure the supernatural elements of the plot helped the story.......more

Goodreads review by Milou

I have very mixed feelings about this book. There are parts I loved, and parts I really did not like. We follow HG Wells as he travels to the front to write a morale boosting story during WWI. There he discovers a plot against the British, and back home gets himself quite involved in saving king and......more

Goodreads review by Cari

The Haunting of H.G. Wells by Robert Masello was my Kindle First Read selection for the month of September 2020... I was super stoked when I saw this was available as a First Read option in the kindle store and I'm happy to report that it was everything I hoped it would be and much, much more. Not on......more

Quotes

“Narrator Steve West superbly delivers Masello's latest historical imaginings. …West believably creates everyone from foot soldiers to Winston Churchill, from Satan worshipper Alistair Crowley to diabolical German spies, as well as anti-German locals; Wells's adoring wife, Jane; and his suffragette mistress, Rebecca West. With ghosts to lead the way, Wells and West attempt to foil a plot by occultists to destroy British lives and morale. Fascinating listening.” –Audiofile Magazine“His blending of real and fictional events is utterly captivating. And casting the 49-year-old Wells as an action hero makes for great fun.” —Booklist

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