Herbert George Wells is a huge name in the world of literature. He is known as the king of Science Fiction stories. He was an accomplished teacher, a best-selling novelist, a historian and a journalist, however, he established his name in the world through his passion for writing and will be remembered forever as Father of Science Fiction. The King Who Was a King The Book of a Film is a fascinating treatise on the development of film written by H. G. Wells and first published in 1929. Writing at the when cinema was beginning to explode, Wells explores the emerging industrys history, future, and the elements of contemporary film. H. G. Wellss conception of a great film, as much a novel as it is a film scenario. Poses the issue Is one man justified in shedding the blood of another, in order to avert the greater catastrophe of war?