I read this book as a child and loved it because it was something so totally different to anything I had read before. Reading it again as an adult I saw different things in it as you'd expect but I loved it just as much because it offers you a world that you feel you may have half glimpsed in your dreams. Once read, never forgotten - it's a classic read.

This book is fascinating for anyone with an interest in wargaming or the writing of H.G Wells. What I especially liked was the way it really gave an insight into the authors character, he comes over as warm hearted, playful and every bit as intelligent as you would expect from the author of so many great books. I have wanted to read this book for a long time but have never been able to find a copy, it's a superb read.