The World Set Free
First US edition | |
| Author | H. G. Wells |
|---|---|
| Original title | The World Set Free: A Story of Mankind |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1914 |
| Publisher | Macmillan & Co. (UK) E. P. Dutton (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 286 |
| Text | The World Set Free at Wikisource |
The World Set Free is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. The book is based on a prediction of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort of weapon than the world has yet seen. It had appeared first in serialised form with a different ending as A Prophetic Trilogy, consisting of three books: A Trap to Catch the Sun, The Last War in the World and The World Set Free.