The World Set Free is by H.G. Wells. A tedious work of political philosophy disguised (barely) as science fiction. Supposedly a tale of the destruction of the world in a war where atomic bombs were used, Wells' politics comes through in the set up of a utopian new world rising from the ashes of the old. Wells evidences no real understanding of human nature, which allows him to believe that his utopian fantasies would actually be possible without his new world becoming dystopian. It is no surprise this is probably the least well known or read of Wells' corpus.
Ratings: 11th grade - 2 out of 10.
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