Momentum Classic Science Fiction

Yevgeny Zamyatin's We is set in an urban glass city called OneState, regulated by spies and secret police. Citizens of the tyrannical OneState wear identical clothing and are distinguished only by the number assigned to them at birth. The story follows a man called D-503, who dangerously begins to veer from the 'norms' of society after meeting I-330, a woman who defies the rules. D-503 soon finds himself caught up in a secret plan to destroy OneState and liberate the city. The failed utopia of We has been compared to the works of H.G. Wells, George Orwell, and Aldous Huxley. It was the first novel banned by the Soviets in 1921, and was finally published in its home country over a half-century later. We is a part of Momentum's Classic Science Fiction series. "The best single work of science fiction yet written." - Ursula K. Le Guin Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884 – 1937) was a Russian author best known for his science fiction and political satires. After his 1921 futuristic novel, We, was banned by the Soviets for its politics, it was surreptitiously published in the West. The original manuscript was also smuggled to Prague, creating a controversy in the USSR. Zamyatin, who also worked as an editor and who was responsible for translating writers such as Jack London, was then blacklisted from publishing in his native country. In 1931, Zamyatin was exiled to Paris and died in poverty. His most famous work, We, is credited as the inspiration behind George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Ayn Rand's Anthem, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano.

From the creator of pulp fiction classic Tarzan comes one of the most influential science fiction epics of all time. Part science fiction, part western, and part romantic adventure, A Princess of Mars follows John Carter, a Civil War veteran who mysteriously finds himself transported to the dying planet Mars. Here Carter acquires a set of superhuman abilities and soon earns the respect of a tribe of giant green Martians called Tharks. When the Tharks capture the princess of the red Martians, Carter falls in love. He sets out on a dangerous quest to save both Princess Dejah and the rest of the red planet. A Princess of Mars, and its extraordinary hero, John Carter, influenced countless 20th century science fiction writers who were inspired by Burrough's classic epic adventure. The novel was recently adapted into film by Disney as John Carter. A Princess of Mars is a part of Momentum's Classic Science Fiction series. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American author famous for his creation of the legendary Tarzan and planetary soldier John Carter. Burroughs was born into a privileged family in Chicago, Illinois. As a young man, he enlisted in the 7th U.S. Cavalry in Fort Grant, Arizona Territory. He later worked odd jobs that brought him into contact with traders, soldiers, and Native Americans. During this time, he began reading pulp fiction and decided to try his hand at writing to earn money. Under the Moons of Mars was serialised in All-Story Magazine in 1912, and was his first publication. Fantasy novel Tarzan of the Apes and the Barsoom series (the adventures of John Carter) soon followed. Burroughs died in 1950 of a heart attack, leaving behind almost seventy novels.