by H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke · Random House Publishing Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780375759239
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«The War of the Worlds» is the science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, with an introduction by Arthur C. Clarke, in paperback (224 pages, in English).
A cylinder fallen from space brings to England Martians who destroy everything with three-legged machines and a heat ray. An unnamed narrator witnesses the panic, the military resistance, and the collapse of civilization before a far superior threat.
First installment of the War of the Worlds series. Modern Library Classics edition published by Random House Publishing Group, with an introduction by Arthur C. Clarke and a commentary by Jules Verne.
Intended for readers of classic science fiction and for those who want to discover one of the foundational works of alien invasion literature.
Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
