Happy Father’s Day to one of the founding fathers of modern science-fiction. This collection has arguably his most famous works, and certainly some of the most influential and important of the genre. The Time Machine is short and sweet, an excellent example of using futuristic settings and characters to comment on the contemporary. The Island of Dr Moreau builds upon the themes of morality and playing God that are now commonplace in sci-fi. The War of the Worlds, probably my least favorite in the set, blends the horrific with the scientific, and has become the model for all stories of invasion. The First Men in the Moon—which includes a name drop to the similarly-plotted Jules Verne story!—takes a new twist on tales of exploration and alien civilizations. And The Invisible Man, perhaps my favorite of set, is a classic “science gone wrong” with an engaging villain and fun (although not entirely accurate) explanation of the real science behind the story. None of the stories are too long, and all are worth reading, both for fans of the genre or fans of classics in general.