{"product_id":"the-food-of-the-gods-h-g-wells-9781680576733","title":"The Food of the Gods (Annotated): And How it Came to Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe groundbreaking science fiction classic by H.G. Wells\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a food...that could change the course of human history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Food of The Gods and How it Came to Earth,  legendary science fiction author H.G. Wells provocatively chronicles this very idea: a food so powerful it transforms society as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo young scientists, Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood, begin their study of \"growth\" on a whim, then proceed to develop Herakleophorbia IV, a growth serum quickly named \"The Food of the Gods.\" The serum is tested on chickens, who quickly grow to six times their size. It's deemed a success, but after the serum makes its way into the local food chain, the gigantism spreads-giant plants, earwigs, wasps, and even rats. English villages are terrorized and ransacked. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the scientists have yet to learn their lesson, administering the serum to numerous young children. \"Boomfood\" has now taken the entire country by storm, forcing all of England to reckon with the recklessness of the scientists. Will the giants find peace among the common citizens, or will they be forced to shed blood to ensure their own survival?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If any writer could overcome the hurdles inherent in humanizing giants, that writer would be H. G. Wells, the fellow who practically pioneered all the major tropes of science fiction.\"-Paul Di Filippo, Hugo-nominated author of The Steampunk Trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. G. Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1680576739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781680576733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordfire Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"H. G. Wells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46451186663679,"sku":"9781680576733","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09f905cd-0461-4cf8-88f1-0e3d3170380c.jpg?v=1735876714","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-food-of-the-gods-h-g-wells-9781680576733","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}