ARCHIVE 001 · COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED RETELLING
START WITH
THE STORY
You do not need to know H. G. Wells, literary history or the original novel before beginning.
This edition introduces Graham as the story introduces him: a man who has not slept for six nights. From there, fifty illustrated records follow his unexplained trance, his awakening 203 years later and the struggle over a fortune that has grown large enough to support a government.
Readers who already know the novel will find its sequence, characters and unresolved ending preserved, with optional notes that reveal connections, historical context and choices in Wells's design.
The Trance
Graham's body remains while years pass around it.
Records 003 · The Trance / 004 · Compound Interest
The Awakening
Consciousness returns inside an impossible room.
Records 005 · Two Centuries Later / 006 · The Sleeper Awakes
The Sound of a Tumult
The date destroys every familiar human connection.
Records 007 · 203 Years / 008 · The Tumult
The Moving Ways
Future London becomes visible—and recognises him.
Records 009 · London Transformed / 010 · The Moving Ways
The Hall of the Atlas
The Council debates the owner whose fortune sustains it.
Records 011 · Hall of the Atlas / 012 · The Fortune of the Sleeper
In the Silent Rooms
Comfort, entertainment and captivity occupy the same rooms.
Records 013 · The Silent Rooms / 014 · Prisoner of His Fortune
The Roof Spaces
Ostrog's people reach Graham through blood and machinery.
Records 015 · Blood on the Fan / 016 · The Roof Spaces
The People March
The crowd reveals that the Sleeper is Master of the Earth.
Records 017 · Lincoln and Helen / 018 · Master of the Earth
The Battle of the Darkness
The city goes dark and revolution becomes blind violence.
Records 019 · The Lights Go Out / 020 · Battle of the Darkness
The Old Man Who Knew Everything
An unreliable old man explains the hidden history of power.
Records 021 · The Old Man / 022 · The Twelve Trustees
Ostrog
Graham meets the strategist who organised his return.
Records 023 · Find Ostrog / 024 · Ostrog
The End of the Old Order
The Council surrenders, but practical power remains unsettled.
Records 025 · The Council Surrenders / 026 · The End of the Old Order
From the Crow's Nest
From above, the world's scale and inequality become visible.
Records 027 · The Crow's Nest / 028 · Master's World
Prominent People
The future's elite welcome Graham; Helen warns him.
Records 029 · Prominent People / 030 · Helen's Warning
The Monoplane
Flight gives Graham his first independent mastery.
Records 031 · Asano / 032 · The Monoplane
Three Days
Wonder distracts Graham while Ostrog consolidates rule.
Records 033 · Three Days / 034 · Ostrog Governs
Graham Remembers
Helen explains what generations expected from the Sleeper.
Records 035 · Graham Remembers / 036 · Labour Slavery Shall End
Ostrog's Point of View
Ostrog admits that equality was a weapon, not his goal.
Records 037 · Ostrog's Point of View / 038 · The Revolution Was a Weapon
In the City Ways
Disguise lets Graham encounter ordinary life.
Records 039 · The Master in Disguise / 040 · In the City Ways
The Under-Side
The brilliant city reveals the workers hidden beneath it.
Records 041 · The Under-Side / 042 · The Master Is Betrayed
The Struggle in the Council House
Ostrog betrays the movement and Graham assumes command.
Records 043 · Ostrog the Knave / 044 · King Indeed
Graham Speaks His Word
Graham declares his estate—and himself—for the people.
Records 045 · Men and Women of the New Age / 046 · All That Is Mine
While the Aeroplanes Were Coming
The battle remains unseen while aircraft close on London.
Records 047 · The Aeroplanes Are Coming / 048 · To Fight in the Air
The Coming of the Aeroplanes
The Sleeper enters the sky and dies without certainty.
Records 049 · The Coming of the Aeroplanes / 050 · The Fall of the Sleeper