 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | H. G. Wells |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, Romance novel |
| Published | 1904 (Macmillan) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 317 |
| Text | The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth at Wikisource |
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that was first published in 1904. Wells called it "a fantasia on the change of scale in human affairs. ... I had hit upon [the idea] while working out the possibilities of the near future in a book of speculations called Anticipations (1901)".[1]
The novel, which has had various B-movie adaptations, is about a group of scientists that invents food that accelerates the growth of children and turns them into giants when they become adults.
- ^ H.G. Wells, "Preface," in Seven Famous Novels (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934), p. ix.