The War of the Worlds

Name: The War of the Worlds
Brand: Pan Macmillan
SKU: 9781909621541
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By (author): H. G. Wells

Shooting stars tear across the night sky, then a gigantic artificial cylinder descends from Mars to land near London. Inquisitive locals gather round, only to be struck down by a murderous Heat-Ray. Giant destructive machines disgorge from the cylinder, destroying everything in their path on a merciless march towards the capital. Can humanity survive this Martian onslaught?

A gripping adventure written in semi-documentary style, The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells is the seminal man versus machine adventure which has inspired countless science fiction stories and novels.

This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The War of the Worlds contains an introduction by author James P. Blaylock.

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Product Details

Weight: 152g
Dimensions: 101 x 157mm
Publication Date: 26 Jan 2017
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781909621541

About H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells the son of a shopkeeper and a lady's maid was born in Kent in 1866. A bookish child his education was interrupted when he served a brief and gruelling apprenticeship to a draper. But Wells then went on to study biology under the great T. H. Huxley before finding instant literary success in 1895 with the publication of his first 'scientific romance' The Time Machine. This was followed in quick succession by The Island of Dr Moreau The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds. Wells also wrote extensively on social issues history and science. He died in 1946.