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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9780141441030
ISBN: 0141441038
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: May 04, 2005
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date: May 31, 2005
Studio: Penguin Classics
Features:- ISBN13: 9780141441030
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Famous for the mistaken panic that ensued from Orson Welless 1938 radio dramatization, The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential of all science fiction works. The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London. Naïve locals approach the cylinder armed just with a white flagonly to be quickly killed by an all-destroying heat ray, as terrifying tentacled invaders emerge. Soon the whole of human civilization is under threat as powerful Martians build gigantic killing machines, destroying all life in their path with black gas and burning ray. The forces of Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they appear.
-Includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, a list of further reading, and detailed notes
-Brian Aldisss introduction considers the novels view of religion and society
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I recently reread Wells's THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU and was struck by how dated and stilted it was. I had the opposite reaction rereading THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. It evokes a different time and place, but it nonetheless remains a riveting adventure story. It evokes the late Victorian Age (though it may be set in what Wells did not know would be the early Edwardian Age -- the action is in the early 20th century, though it is not clear if it is before or after 1903 when Victoria died) marvelously. ... Read More
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It is amazing to sit and read this novel which was published over 100 years ago. It is one of those books that does not seem to become outdated. Wells' work was far ahead of his time in my opinion. He writes with class, knowledge, and imagination. There is a reason that there have been so many film adaptions, series, and spin offs: it is that good.
The introductions in this book are fairly straight forward, but they are interesting little reads by themselves, and they do offer some insight. ... Read More
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The only real parallels between the movie with Tom Cruise and the book are the shape of the tripods used by the aliens and the manner in which the aliens meet their demise. With this in mind, the novel is a spectacular achievement from the innovator of science fiction.
H.G. Wells had a vision of science in the future that was frighteningly close to reality. Even more striking is the logic that supports his plot. He does not reach for wild space theories to base the story. Instead, the ... Read More
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This book is the mother of all alien, evil empire, spiderman, extraterrestrial, science fiction stories and movies.
H.G. Wells created a most credible and down to earth (no special effects) picture of an invasion of our world by evil extraterrestrial conquerors. The outcome of the fight is determined by a brilliant idea.
Wells's story is mingled with horror elements (`they took the fresh, living blood of other creatures, and injected it into their own veins') and scenes worth a H. Bosch (`the ... Read More
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Im 16 years old and had to pick a book to read for an independent reading for my english class. This book was one on the list so i thought id give it a try. for a book that was written in 1930 something, i thought it was excellent. easy read just not a lot of dialog. fast shipping from amazon too
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