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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Robinson Street Books, [13179453].
Paperback Fine 0486295060 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches Amazon.com This is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories, first published by H.G. Wells in 1898. The novel begins ominously, as the lone voice of a narrator tells readers that "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man'S..." Things then progress from a series of seemingly mundane reports about odd atmospheric disturbances taking place on Mars to the arrival of Martians just outside of London. At first the Martians seem laughable, hardly able to move in Earth's comparatively heavy gravity even enough to raise themselves out of the pit created when their spaceship landed. But soon the Martians reveal their true nature as death machines 100-feet tall rise up from the pit and begin laying waste to the surrounding land. Wells quickly moves the story from the countryside to the evacuation of London itself and the loss of all hope as England's military suffers defeat after defeat. With horror his narrator describes how the Martians suck the blood from living humans for sustenance, and how it's clear that man is not being conquered so much a corralled. --Craig E. Engler --This text refers to the Paperback edition. From Library Journal This edition of Wells's much disguised attack on British imperialism includes a scholarly introduction, a biographical preface and chronology of the author's life, maps of the Martian landing sites, and explanatory notes. A lot of extras for the price. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The War of the Worlds Wells, H. G. Imaginative, highly readable novel that helped launch the science-fiction genre exploits the concept of interplanetary travel with its gripping account of hostile invaders from Mars who use deadly heat rays to decimate all life in their path. Energetic, intense, and strikingly original.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, from_me--2_u [57711565], Dunwoody, GA, U.S.A.
0486295060 covers and corners may show shelf wear used books may be missing software and or codes. spirals will show more wear because of nature of book.

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One of the most famous science-fiction stories ever written, The War of the Worlds helped launch the entire genre by exploiting the concept of interplanetary travel. First published in 1898, the novel terrified readers of the Victorian era with its account of an invasion of hostile creatures from Mars who moved across the English landscape in bizarre metal transports, using deadly heat rays to destroy buildings and annihilate all life in their path. Its power to stir the imagination was made abundantly clear when Orson Welles adapted the story for a radio drama on Halloween night in 1938 and created a national panic. Despite readers' increasing sophistication about space travel and interplanetary invaders, The War of the Worlds remains a riveting reading experience. Its narrative energy, intensity, and striking originality remain undiminished, ready to thrill a new generation of readers with old-fashioned storytelling power., Paperback, Label: Dover Publications, Dover Publications, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1997-01-10, Freigegeben: 1997-01-10, Studio: Dover Publications, Verkaufsrang: 571972.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Goodwill Books [608019], Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.
Good used copy. May have minor markings.