The War Of The Worlds By H. G. Wells (Paperback, 2005)

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The first modern tale of alien invasion HG Wells's The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential science fiction novels ever published This Penguin Classics edition is edited by Patrick Parrinder with an introduction by Brian Aldiss author of Hothouse & notes by Andy Sawyer The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London At first naive locals approach the cylinder armed just with a white flag
- only to be quickly killed by an all-destroying heat-ray as terrifying tentacled invaders emerge Soon the whole of human civilisation is under threat as powerful Martians build gigantic killing machines destroy all in their path with black gas & burning rays & feast on the warm blood of trapped still-living human prey The forces of the Earth however may prove harder to beat than they at first appear The War of the Worlds has been the subject of countless adaptations including an Orson Welles radio drama which caused mass panic when it was broadcast with listeners confusing it for a news broadcast heralding alien invasion; a musical version by Jeff Wayne; & most recently Steven Spielberg's 2005 film version starring Tom Cruise This Penguin Classics edition

Includes:: a full biographical essay on Wells a further reading list & detailed notes The introduction by Brian Aldiss considers the novel's view of religion & society HG Wells (1866-1946) was a professional writer & journalist Among his most popular works are The Time Machine (1895); The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896) filmed with Bela Lugosi in 1932 & again in 1996 with Marlon Brando; The Invisible Man (1897); The War of the Worlds (1898); & The First Men in the Moon (1901) which predicted the first lunar landings If you enjoyed The War of the Worlds you might like Wells's The Time Machine also available in Penguin Classics