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The war of the worlds / H.G. Wells.
As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525564164 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 174 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Vintage Classics edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Classics, [2018]
- Copyright: ©1898
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: 1898. |
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| Subject: | Classics > Fiction Literary > Fiction Human-alien encounters > Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Wells | 31681010130292 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"The War of the Worlds (1898) conjures a terrifying, tentacled race of Martians who devastate the Earth and feed on their human victims while their voracious vegetation, the red weed, spreads over the ruined planet. The novel's hero is trapped in what isleft of London, despairing at the destruction of human civilization, when he discovers that life on Earth is more resilient than he had imagined. Adapted by Orson Welles for his notorious 1938 radio drama and subsequently by many filmmakers, H. G. Wells's timeless story shows no sign of losing its grip on readers' imaginations."-- - Random House, Inc.
The seminal masterpiece of alien invasion, The War of the Worlds (1898) conjures a terrifying, tentacled race of Martians who devastate the Earth and feed on their human victims while their voracious vegetation, the red weed, spreads over the ruined planet. After the novelâs hero finds himself trapped in what is left of London, despairing at the destruction of human civilization, he discovers that life on Earth is more resilient than he had imagined. Adapted by Orson Welles for his notorious 1938 radio drama and subsequently by many filmmakers, H. G. Wellsâs timeless story shows no sign of losing its grip on readersâ imaginations.
