The Star by H.G. Wells

First published in the Christmas 1897 issue of The Graphic and collected two years later in Tales of Space and Time, H. G. Wells's "The Star" stands as one of the earliest and most powerful works of apocalyptic science fiction in the English language.

A strange luminous body enters the solar system and collides with Neptune, forging a blazing new star that hurtles sunward, passing perilously close to Earth. As the celestial intruder draws nearer, its gravitational fury triggers earthquakes, tidal waves, and melting ice caps, while humanity cycles through wonder, denial, and terror.

Wells tells this story not through a single protagonist but through the collective voice of a world under siege—scientist and laborer, believer and skeptic—building a remorseless planetary tension that culminates in a final shift of perspective so coolly devastating it has haunted readers for more than a century.

Our edition of “The Star” by H. G. Wells is presented as part of our Short Story series. This edition carries no rights and is not numbered. This edition is not included as part of Lifetime Subscriptions.

• 6¼” × 9¼” trim size.
• 24 pages.
• Limited to 400 unnumbered copies.
• Designed and printed letterpress by Bradley Hutchinson on Hahnemühle Biblio.
• Five linoleum cuts by Rosalío García Ascencio, one of which is presented as a fold-out. Printed from the blocks.
  
• Hand-sewn into an Arches Cover wrapper.
• Letterpress printed paper cover label.
• Text set in Espinosa Nova.
• Signed by the artist.

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