Several of London's stories would today be classified as science fiction. "The Unparalleled Invasion" describes germ warfare against China; "Goliath" is about an irresistible energy weapon; "The Shadow and the Flash" is a tale about two brothers who take different routes to achieving invisibility; "A Relic of the Pliocene" is a tall tale about an encounter of a modern-day man with a mammoth. "The Red One" is a late story from a period when London was intrigued by the theories of the psychiatrist and writer Jung. It tells of an island tribe held in thrall by an extraterrestrial object.
several of london's stories would today be classified as science fiction "the unparalleled invasion" describes germ warfare against china; "goliath" is about an irresistible energy weapon; "the shadow and the flash" is a tale about two brothers who take different routes to achieving invisibility; "a relic of the pliocene" is a tall tale about an encounter of a modern-day man with a mammoth "the red one" is a late story from a period when london was intrigued by the theories of the psychiatrist and writer jung it tells of an island tribe held in thrall by an extraterrestrial object