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War of the Worlds

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.Description: xii, 224 pISBN:
  • 9780008190019
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.912 WEL
Summary: "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.
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823.912 DAL Dalloway 823.912 DOY Valley of Fear 823.912 FOR Passage to India 823.912 WEL War of the Worlds 823.914 ACH Things Fall Apart 823.914 BAR Sense of an Ending 823.914 BER G A Novel

"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.

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