War of the Worlds

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H. G. Wells

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William Collins
02 March 2017

Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Science fiction; Historical fiction; UFOs & extraterrestrial beings; Science

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“For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive.”

When a strange, meteor-like object lands in the heart of England, the inhabitants of Earth find themselves victims of a terrible attack. A ruthless race of Martians, armed with heat rays and poisonous smoke, is intent on destroying everything that stands in its way. As the unnamed hero struggles to find his way across decimated wastelands, the fate of the planet hangs in the balance . . .

H. G. Wells was a pioneer of modern science fiction. First serialised in the UK in 1897, The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to depict conflict with an extraterrestrial race, and has influenced countless adaptations and sequels.

By: H. G. Wells
Imprint: William Collins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 130g
ISBN: 9780008190019
ISBN 10: 0008190011
Series: Collins Classics
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 02 March 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

H. G. Wells was a prolific author and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. He is best remembered for his science fiction novels, and is considered a founding father of the genre. His most notable works include The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds. He died in 1946.

Reviews for War of the Worlds (Collins Classics)

`groundbreaking ... a true classic that has pointed the way not just for science-fiction writers, but for how we as a civilisation might think of ourselves' Guardian `[Wells' work is] astonishingly rich in human and historical interest ... he foresaw the invention of, among other things, television, tanks, aerial warfare and the atom bomb' David Lodge `I personally consider the greatest of English living writers [to be] H. G. Wells' Upton Sinclair