The War of the Worldsis H. G. Wells’ classic tale of a Martian invasion of Earth that has become one of most revered and imitated novels ever created – a book that forever cemented Wells as the “Father of Science Fiction.”
Months after a series of explosions on the Martian surface, a “meteor” crashes to Earth, and an invading force emerges from an extraterrestrial cylinder.
Our nameless narrator relates the horrifying tale of the slowly dawning terror that pervades the planet as the seemingly unstoppable invading force sweeps over the globe, brushing aside the resisting human force with little effort.
Can the human race somehow overcome the Martian hordes and regain control of their world? Is there any force on Earth that can overcome the invaders?
The War of the Worldsstands as one of the greatest tales of the genre and a classic story from one of the leading lights of late 19th-century literature, H. G. Wells.