War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells, H.G. Wells

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English

Bantam
01 July 2003

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Science fiction; Aliens; Space Exploration

H.G. Wells's science fiction classic, the first novel to explore the possibilities of intelligent life from other planets, it still startling and vivid nearly after a century after its appearance, and a half-century after Orson Wells's infamous 1938 radio adaptation.

The daring portrayal of aliens landing on English soil, with its themes of interplanetary imperialism, technological holocaust and chaos, is central to the career of H.G. Wells, who died at the dawn of the atomic age.

The survival of mankind in the face of ""vast and cool and unsympathetic"" scientific powers spinning out of control was a crucial theme throughout his work.

Visionary, shocking and chilling, The War Of The Worlds has lost none of its impact since its first publication in 1898.

By: H. G. Wells, H.G. Wells
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 173mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 125g
ISBN: 9780553213386
ISBN 10: 0553213385
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 01 July 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for War of the Worlds

The creations of Mr. Wells . . . belong unreservedly to an age and degree of scientific knowledge far removed from the present, though I will not say entirely beyond the limits of the possible. <b>Jules Verne </b>