The War of the Worlds (Magill Book Reviews)
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- Author: H. G. Wells
- First Published: 1897
- Type of Work: Science Fiction
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Extraterrestrial life, Science or scientists, Space ships, stations, or vehicles, Emotions, England or English people, Fear, War, Death or dying, Moral conditions, London, Earth, Bacteriology, Horror, Technology, Battles, Mars, Aliens, space
- Locales: London, England, Woking, England
Thinking about an account of the discovery of Tasmania by Europeans, Wells’s brother suggested the idea for this story: What if other creatures, as superior to humans as Europeans were to Tasmanians, were observing us with plans of conquest?
From that germ came the idea for this, the fourth of a group of early novels that established Wells’s fame and popularity.
Soon after the observation of flashes of light on Mars, strange cylinders fall to earth around London. The spaceships and the small craft they send forth destroy Earth’s most modern armies with weapons beyond...
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