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The War of the Worlds

Description: Famous for the mistaken panic that ensued from Orson Wellesas 1938 radio dramatization, The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential of all science fiction works. The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London. NaAve locals approach the cylinder armed just with a white flagaonly to be quickly killed by an all-destroying heat ray, as terrifying tentacled invaders emerge. Soon the whole of human civilization is under threat as powerful Martians build gigantic killing machines, destroying all life in their path with black gas and burning ray. The forces of Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they appear.

Includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, a list of further reading, and detailed notesBrian Aldissas introduction considers the novelas view of religion and society

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780141441030 Author(s): H.G. Wells Format: Paperback Year: 2005 Edition: 05000th Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 240 Age: 12-18 Series: Penguin Classics

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