The War of the Worlds Literary Touchstone Classic

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Synopsis

'No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's...'So begins H. G. Wells' classic novel in which Martian lifeforms take over planet Earth. As the Martians emerge, they construct giant killing machines - armed with heatrays - that are impervious to attack. Advancing upon London they destroy everything in their path. Everything, except the few humans they collect in metal traps.Victorian England is a place in which the steam engine is state-of-the-art technology and powered flight is just a dream. Mankind is helpless against the killing machines from Mars, and soon the survivors are left living in a new stone age.And don't miss the authorised sequel to The War of the Worlds: The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter.

Book details

Series:
S.F. MASTERWORKS (Book 4)
Author:
H.G. Wells
ISBN:
9781473216853
Related ISBNs:
9781473218024
Publisher:
Orion
Pages:
218
Reading age:
18+
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-01-03
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2006
Copyright by:
Adam Roberts 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy