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The Sleeper Awakes

H. G. Wells

1910
Science Fiction Dystopian Speculative Fiction

The Sleeper Awakes is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, published in 1910. It tells the story of a man who awakens from a deep sleep to find himself in a future society that has drastically changed.

The novel follows Graham, a man who falls into a deep sleep for two centuries and awakens to a world dominated by a totalitarian regime. As he navigates this new society, he grapples with his identity and the implications of his awakening.