Dwell in the Wondrous: The Millions Interviews Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Of the more than 50 novels H.G. Wells wrote in his lifetime, The Island of Doctor Moreau, published in 1896, is one of his most intriguing—and frightening. This seminal science-fiction narrative tells the story of Edward Prendick, who finds himself shipwrecked on the island home of Doctor Moreau, where Moreau has created human hybrid beings via vivisection, or surgical experimentation on live animals. A compelling page-turner, the novel also confronts major philosophical themes about human identity, our responsibility to animals and other people, and our penchant for playing god.

ignited the imagination of bestselling novelist , whose latest book , plumbs even deeper into its predecessor’s philosophical themes by exploring