The War in the Air

In this engaging novel by H. G. Wells, Bert Smallways finds himself unexpectedly embroiled in a tense international intrigue involving a novel aircraft invention and a secret German plot that threatens the United States. With Wells’s signature blend of humorous insight and dystopian vision, the story explores themes of technological innovation and the looming dangers of war, all set against a backdrop of prophetic military science fiction written in the early 20th century.