The Haunting of H. G. Wells

A plot against England that even the genius of H. G. Wells could not have imagined.It’s 1914. The Great War grips the world—and from the Western Front a strange story emerges…a story of St. George and a brigade of angels descending from heaven to fight beside the beleaguered British troops. But can there be any truth to it?H. G. Wells, the most celebrated writer of his day—author of The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man—is dispatched to find out. There, he finds an eerie wasteland inhabited by the living, the dead, and those forever stranded somewhere in between…a no-man’s-land whose unhappy souls trail him home to London, where a deadly plot, one that could turn the tide of war, is rapidly unfolding.In league with his young love, the reporter and suffragette Rebecca West, Wells must do battle with diabolical forces—secret agents and depraved occultists—to save his sanity, his country, and ultimately the world.

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“His blending of real and fictional events is utterly captivating. And casting the 49-year-old Wells as an action hero makes for great fun.”

From the Publisher

Bestselling author Robert Masello has built his career on imagining prominent historical figures’ lives with a sprinkle of the supernatural—ghosts, demons, and otherworldly beings make an appearance in his books. He’s covered everyone from Albert Einstein to Bram Stoker, and now he’s turned his thrilling storyteller’s eye to literary icon H. G. Wells. It’s the time of the Great War in England. Wells, already known for writing The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man, is sent to the front to investigate a report that an apparition of the ancient Roman St. George led the British troops to victory in battle. But the plot Wells stumbles into could destroy the peaceful world the Allies are fighting to ensure. Masello takes us on a wild ride through twentieth-century Europe as Wells goes up against foes both physical and paranormal, teaming up with his suffragette partner to save the world. This is history unlike anything you learned in high school. - Adrienne Procaccini, Editor

About the Author

Robert Masello is an award-winning journalist, television writer, and bestselling author of many novels and nonfiction books. His historical thrillers with a supernatural bent have been published in seventeen languages and include The Night Crossing, The Jekyll Revelation, The Romanov Cross, The Medusa Amulet, Blood and Ice, and the Amazon Charts bestseller The Einstein Prophecy. His articles and essays have appeared in such prominent publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, New York magazine, People, Newsday, Parade, Glamour, Town & Country, Travel + Leisure, and the Wilson Quarterly. An honors graduate of Princeton University, Masello has also taught and lectured nationwide, from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to Claremont McKenna College, where he served as visiting lecturer in literature for six years. A long-standing member of the Writers Guild of America, he now lives in Santa Monica, California. You may visit him at www.robertmasello.com.

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