The Undying Fire

A Game of chess in the heavenly realms, and God and Stan discourse on the nature of mankind. Reluctant to accept his inevitable defeat, Stan claims the battle is still raging job was not tested enough, his for bearance can no longer be used as a Yardstick. Very well, said the Lord, seek out another man, see if he will honor me until the end. And so Stan makes his choice; whilst on earth, a man wonders why his life is dissolving around him.


H.G. Wells (1866-1946) was a novelist, journalist, sociologist and historian, best-known for his science fiction novels. His first attempt at fiction writing was merely imitative, but he eventually set himself up as a freelance writer. Possessor of a lively and humorous style and the exponent in fiction of the relatively new subject of science, his scientific fantasies were hugely popular. Some of his successful novels are The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds. Beneath his inventiveness lies a passionate concern for humanity and society. With time however, his works grew less optimistic and even bitter.