# The World Set Free

By H. G. Wells.

"The World Set Free" by H. G. Wells is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914. Wells envisions a devastating future war in 1956 where both sides wield atomic bombs—crude but continuously burning weapons that leave battlefields radioactive for years. As civilization collapses under nuclear destruction, humanity faces a choice: descend into barbarism or unite under a world government. The novel explores how uncontrolled atomic energy forces mankind to abandon the nation-state system and embrace global cooperation to survive. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: War stories; Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction; Nuclear warfare -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [World Set Free (version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/5605) by H. G. Wells (8 h 4 min, English)
- [World Set Free](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/3325) by H. G. Wells (8 h 10 min, English)

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