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Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth--and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule.

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PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486448460

ISBN-139780486448466

eBay Product ID (ePID)48645896

Product Key Features

Book TitleFood of the Gods : and How It Came to Earth

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicLiterary, Science Fiction / General

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorH.G. Wells

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-053732

TitleLeadingThe

Table Of ContentBook I--The Dawn of the Food 1. The Discovery of the Food 2. The Experimental Farm 3. The Giant Rats 4. The Giant Children 5. The Minimificence of Mr. Bensington Book II--The Food in the Village 1. The Coming of the Food 2. The Brat Gigantic Book III--The Harvest of the Food 1. The Altered World 2. The Giant Lovers 3. Young Caddles in London 4. Redwood's Two Days 5. The Giant Leaguer

SynopsisTwo scientists devise a compound that produces enormous plants, animals -- and humans! The chilling results are disastrous. First published in 1904, this gripping, newly relevant tale of science fiction combines fast-paced entertainment with social commentary as it considers the ethics involved in genetic engineering., What happens when science tampers with nature? A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer. Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth--and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These "giants," with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families. One of H. G. Wells' lesser-known works, The Food of the Gods has been retold many times in many forms since it was first published in 1904. The gripping, newly relevant tale combines fast-paced entertainment with social commentary as it considers the ethics involved in genetic engineering.

LC Classification NumberPR5774.F6 2006