When the sleeper awakes – H.G. Wells

In a futuristic London, Graham, a man suffering from a strange insomnia, falls into a deep sleep that lasts more than two centuries. Upon awakening, he discovers that he has become the unwitting master of the world: his wealth, accumulated during his slumber, has granted him absolute power over a society controlled by oligarchies and dominated by astonishing—and oppressive—technology. Caught between rebels and rulers, Graham must decide whether he will be the savior of an enslaved humanity or a cog in his own prison. One of H.G. Wells's most intense visionary novels, a precursor to modern dystopia.