Prophecy. The ability to look into the future by whatever means that the prophet uses. It's a concept and behavior that has been around for time immortal; sometimes accurate, often times not so much so. The Prophets of the Old Testament were able to tell the Children of Israel their fate if they did not turn their hearts back to God, with rather intense and accurate precision. Moving forward a few thousand years and men like Nostradomus that refuse to die, even though many of his perceived prophecies are so relatively vague that it is likely they could be applied to many different events in time.
H.G. Wells presents the reader with an extraordinary person of Mr. Raven who believes that he can see into the future in the twilight between consciousness and sleep. His recollection of the events he "reads about" are highly entertaining and an interesting vehicle for Wells to forward the ideas of what the apparently dark future will hold.
While this book is still relatively young in it's reading, it promises to be interesting. Wells is an excellent writer, and while his skills are without question; the way this book is written promises to be creative indeed. It is with anticipated joy that I prepare to turn the next page.
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