H.G. Wells has widely been considered the "Father of Science-Fiction," having invented the alien invasion genre with The War of the Worlds; the time-travel adventure with The Time Machine; and created iconic mad scientists with The Invisible Man and The Island of Dr. Moreau. The Sea Raiders tells of an unusual occurrence in which a shoal of large, aggressive cephalopods, Haploteuthis ferox (translating as "singularly fierce squid") enter English waters and begin attacking boats and people. An Author's Republic audio production.