by H. G. Wells · Diogenes Verlag · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783257201710
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«Der Krieg der Welten» is the science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, published by Diogenes Verlag in 1974 in paperback (175 pages, in German).
The story begins when the first Martians arrive in England and travel across the country in enormous three-legged machines, devastating with heat rays and toxic gases. Amid the panic of the population and the army's helplessness, the novel portrays the fragility of civilization in the face of an unknown threat.
The novel was originally published in 1898 as The War of the Worlds and is the first installment of the War of the Worlds series.
Recommended for readers interested in science fiction classics and stories of alien invasions.
Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
