The Haunting of H. G. Wells

By: Robert Masello

Narrated by: Steve West

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.

©2020 Robert Masello (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Narrator Steve West superbly delivers Masello's latest historical imaginings. …West believably creates everyone from foot soldiers to Winston Churchill, from Satan worshipper Alistair Crowley to diabolical German spies, as well as anti-German locals; Wells's adoring wife, Jane; and his suffragette mistress, Rebecca West. With ghosts to lead the way, Wells and West attempt to foil a plot by occultists to destroy British lives and morale. Fascinating listening.” –Audiofile Magazine

“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.” —Booklist

Great book

Personally hard for me to get over the overt infidelity of the protagonist, but great job by Masello and West here.

Enjoyed the story

Enjoyed how we got a fictional peak into HG Wells' life, with many tie ins to his books.

Best narration

Loved this story! Didn’t want to stop listening and finished it in 2 days. It’s read by my favorite narrator Steve West which made the book even better!

A great read

This was very good read. Great narrator easy to listen to. I really enjoyed the story line and the time period in which it was told. Well worth the read.

Great narration...not great story

Well...I’m not really a fan of this story. It doesn’t make much sense and it is corny. The narrator did a great job with his characters and his voice is clear and calming. If you want a story that doesn’t require a bunch of thought...this would be a good one.