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An edition of The War of the Worlds (1898)

The war of the worlds

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.79 ·
  • 132 Ratings
  • 671 Want to read
  • 46 Currently reading
  • 177 Have read

The ultimate science fiction classic: for more than one hundred years, this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today. The style is revolutionary for its era, employing a sophisticated first and third person account of the events which is both personal and focused on the holistic downfall of Earth's society. The Martians, as evil, mechanical and unknown a threat they are, remain daunting in today's society, where, despite technology's mammoth advances, humanity's hegemony over Earth is yet to be called into question. In Well's introduction to the book, where the character discusses with the later deceased Ogilvy about astronomy and the possibility of alien life defeating the 'savage' (to them) nineteenth-century Britain, is he insinuating that this is the truth and fate of humanity? It's up to you to decide…

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English
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199

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Imaginary wars and battles, Juvenile fiction, Space warfare, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction, Diseases, Martians, Invasions, Classic Literature, Open Library Staff Picks, open_syllabus_project, English Science fiction, Imaginary wars and battles in literature, Mars (Planet), Science fiction, Space vehicles, Earth, Romance Ingles, Fiction, science fiction, general, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, general, Children's fiction, Examinations, Vocabulary, SAT (Educational test), English language, Study guides, Fiction, action & adventure, Large type books, Life on other planets, War stories, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Extraterrestrial beings, fiction, Outer space, fiction, Literature, English literature, Seres extraterrestres, Extraterrestrial beings, Ficcion, Guerra espacial, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Human-alien encounters, Comic books, strips, Wells, h. g. (herbert george), 1866-1946, Adaptations, Graphic novels, Aladdin (legendary character), fiction, War, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Guerras imaginarias, Novela, Guerra, Life on other planets, fiction, Fiction, war & military, Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction, Space warfare -- Fiction, Mars (Planet) -- Fiction, Imaginary wars and battles--fiction, Space warfare--fiction, Pr5774 .w3 2005dx, 823.912
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London, England, New York, N.Y

Edition Notes

First published in 1898.

Includes bibliographical references.

Series
Penguin classics
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.912
Library of Congress
PR5774 .W3 2005d, PR5774, PR5774 .W37 1983

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxvi, 199 p. :
Number of pages
199

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17922630M
Internet Archive
warofworlds0000well_u3j9
ISBN 10
0141441038
ISBN 13
9780141441030
LCCN
2005276147
Library Thing
11494
Wikidata
Q116194202
Goodreads
536353

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