Published books

Flatland

In Flatland, imagination pierces the limits of perception. A humble square lives in a two-dimensional world where shape determines class and curiosity is forbidden—until a mysterious visitor from the third dimension shatters everything he knows. Witty, strange, and brilliantly subversive, Abbott’s geometric fable turns mathematics into philosophy. Both satire and revelation, Flatland reminds us how narrow our realities can be—and how vast the worlds beyond them.

Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

In Looking Backward, the future begins with a dream. Julian West falls asleep in the year 1887 and awakens in the year 2000 to find a transformed America—one without poverty, greed, or war. Industry has become cooperative, equality reigns, and technology serves all. Both utopian vision and sharp social critique, Bellamy’s novel imagines a world remade by reason and fairness, challenging readers to ask: what would it take to get there?

The Invention of Morel

In The Invention of Morel, love becomes a haunting illusion. A fugitive hiding on a mysterious island discovers strange visitors who appear and vanish like ghosts—and a woman he falls for but can never touch. As he unravels the island’s secret, he finds himself trapped in a dream built by obsession and invention. Mysterious, melancholy, and visionary, Casares’s masterpiece blurs the boundaries between reality and desire, inspiring Borges and generations of surrealists to come.

The Machine Stops

In The Machine Stops, humanity has traded the world for a perfect cage. Beneath the Earth’s surface, people live in isolation, worshipping an all-powerful Machine that meets every need—until it begins to fail. When one rebellious soul dares to seek the sky again, the cost of comfort and control is laid bare. Chilling and prophetic, Forster’s tale warns of a future where technology connects everyone—and kills what makes us human.

The Time Machine

In The Time Machine, science opens the door to eternity—and what lies beyond isn’t what man expected. A brilliant inventor journeys hundreds of thousands of years into the future, only to find a world divided between the gentle Eloi and the monstrous Morlocks. As he uncovers the grim fate of humanity, wonder turns to horror. Both thrilling adventure and philosophical fable, Wells’s classic reminds us that progress without purpose may lead us back into the dark.

The Huge Hunter / Or, the Steam Man of the Prairies

In The Huge Hunter; or, The Steam Man of the Prairies, the frontier meets the future in a blaze of invention and adventure. When a young genius builds a towering steam-powered man to roam the wild American plains, he sparks a clash between human courage and mechanical might. Pursued by outlaws and tested by nature, the inventor and his machine redefine what progress can mean. Fast-paced and wildly imaginative, Ellis’s tale stands as one of the first visions of the machine age in motion.

Treasure Island

In Treasure Island, adventure sets sail with the turn of a map. Young Jim Hawkins is thrust into a perilous voyage when he discovers a pirate’s secret and joins the hunt for buried gold. But mutiny brews, and the cunning Long John Silver blurs the line between hero and villain. From stormy seas to hidden coves, this swashbuckling classic brims with danger, courage, and the thrill of the unknown—a timeless tale of greed, loyalty, and growing up too soon.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, childhood brims with mischief, mystery, and the thrill of discovery along the banks of the Mississippi. Tom skips school, hunts for treasure, and dreams of glory—all while learning the difference between daring and doing right. From whitewashed fences to midnight adventures in haunted caves, every escapade glows with adventure and heart. A timeless celebration of youth and imagination, Twain’s classic reminds us that growing up is the greatest adventure of all.

R.U.R.

In R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots), humanity meets its creation—and its reckoning. On a distant island, a factory builds artificial workers designed to serve mankind, until the machines begin to awaken to their own power. What starts as progress spirals into rebellion, blurring the line between maker and made. Visionary and haunting, Čapek’s play gave the world the word “robot” and a warning that still echoes: when we create life, we also create responsibility.

Beowulf

Horothgar, King of the Danes, invites warriors from neighboring kingdoms to his great mead hall with the hope that one of them will solve his problem. A monster named Grendel has been terrorizing the land and killing his people. One of the warriors who answers this call is our epic hero, Beowulf.