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The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (1988, Mass Market, Reprint)

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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.

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0553213385
ISBN-13
9780553213386
eBay Product ID (ePID)
68717

Product Key Features

Book Title
War of the Worlds
Author
H.G. Wells
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Classics, Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Literary, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
1988
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
6.9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
4.3in
Item Weight
3.7 Oz

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Reprint
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"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." - Jules Verne, "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." -Jules Verne From the Trade Paperback edition., "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." -Jules Verne
Copyright Date
1988
Dewey Decimal
823.912
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23

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by reds_rendersApr 05, 2008
A Wondrous Classic
An extraordinary tale, War of the Worlds (the first epic tale about martians and man) tells of the great conflict which engulfs humanity when engaged against a power that greatly surpasses her own. Slowly informed of the alien lifeforms Wells soon bombards the reader with imagery of the future of warfare. Aliens terrorize as lasers vaporize, gas mystifies, while man remains helpless against this unslaught of futuristic intellegince. Drizen from house to streets to dens the narrator (one out of millions who flee before the martians, for what else can one do?) is eventually forced to observe the creatures that never rest, horrified by what he sees. After page upon page of war an eary silence suddenly echoes throughout the land, and the narrator ventures to find the world he knew a desert place as both martians and man are devasted and destroyed by the war which engulfs both worlds. One of HG Wells most enduring novels it has the characteristics which would combine to define science fiction. Origenal and thought provoking it shocks and entertains the reader. However, like all of his novels the revolutionary ideas and not the litary magnifisence of the text makes this one of the premere science fiction tales of all time. I recommend reading this piece of literature if you are in high school or above so as to truly apreciate and understand the intricate brillance of the War of the Worlds.Read full review

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