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The Sleeper Awakes
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Narrator
- David Sterling
- Publisher
- Stream Readers
- Publish Date
- 25 May 2026
- Run Time
- 7 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Narrator
- David Sterling
- Duration
- 7 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9780362264418
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Stream Readers
- Genre
- Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Synopsis
In The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells, a man falls into a mysterious sleep and awakens two centuries later to a radically transformed world. Graham, once an ordinary Victorian gentleman, discovers he has become the richest and most powerful man on Earth—known as "The Sleeper." But with great power comes a shocking truth: society has evolved into a dystopian system controlled by elites, and his wealth is the backbone of a deeply unequal world. As Graham struggles to understand his new reality, he becomes entangled in political intrigue, rebellion, and the fight for freedom. Wells delivers a gripping vision of the future, exploring themes of power, capitalism, and social control that remain strikingly relevant today.
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