ISBN: 0606125655

[SR: 19924106], Library Binding, [EAN: 9780606125659], Demco Media, Demco Media, Book, [PU: Demco Media], Demco Media, An English astronomer, in company with an artilleryman, a country cu… Plus…

[SR: 19924106], Library Binding, [EAN: 9780606125659], Demco Media, Demco Media, Book, [PU: Demco Media], Demco Media, An English astronomer, in company with an artilleryman, a country curate, and others struggle to survive the invasion of Earth by Martians in 1894, This is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories, first published by H.G. Wells in 1898. The novel begins ominously, as the lone voice of a narrator tells readers that "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..." Things then progress from a series of seemingly mundane reports about odd atmospheric disturbances taking place on Mars to the arrival of Martians just outside of London. At first the Martians seem laughable, hardly able to move in Earth's comparatively heavy gravity even enough to raise themselves out of the pit created when their spaceship landed. But soon the Martians reveal their true nature as death machines 100-feet tall rise up from the pit and begin laying waste to the surrounding land. Wells quickly moves the story from the countryside to the evacuation of London itself and the loss of all hope as England's military suffers defeat after defeat. With horror his narrator describes how the Martians suck the blood from living humans for sustenance, and how it's clear that man is not being conquered so much a corralled. --Craig E. Engler, 10399, Classics, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 10129, Contemporary, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 10132, Literary, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 16272, Science Fiction, 16273, Adventure, 9059886011, Alien Invasion, 16275, Alternate History, 16277, Anthologies, 10387335011, Colonization, 9059887011, Cyberpunk, 3559311011, Dystopian, 10387340011, Exploration, 10387336011, First Contact, 10387337011, Galactic Empire, 9059888011, Genetic Engineering, 16286, Hard Science Fiction, 16288, History & Criticism, 16926921011, Humorous, 7538385011, Military, 7538386011, Post-Apocalyptic, 16308, Short Stories, 271585011, Space Opera, 3559312011, Steampunk, 7587452011, Time Travel, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 468236, Literature, 491406, American Literature, 491394, Creative Writing & Composition, 491408, English Literature, 491404, Literary Theory, 684272011, World Literature, 468206, Humanities, 465600, New, Used & Rental Textbooks, 2349030011, Specialty Boutique, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9780606125659

An unnamed protagonist, whose suburban London home is in the path of Martian invaders, provides a fast-paced, exceptionally realistic narrative of the invaders' fantastic appearances, sop… Plus…

An unnamed protagonist, whose suburban London home is in the path of Martian invaders, provides a fast-paced, exceptionally realistic narrative of the invaders' fantastic appearances, sophisticated technology, and increasingly bloodthirsty advances. Science fiction buffs will welcome this large print edition of a great classic that pioneered the genre. War of the Worlds Wells, H. G., San Val<

ISBN: 9780606125659

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ISBN: 0606125655

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