by H.G. Wells · Aladdin Paperbacks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781416903680
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«The War of the Worlds» is the science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, published by Aladdin Paperbacks in paperback (336 pages, in English).
An unnamed narrator witnesses the fall of the Martian cylinders and the advance of fighting machines that spread panic across the English countryside. The alien invasion becomes a reflection on the fragility of civilization, the survival instinct, and the fear of the unknown.
«The War of the Worlds» was originally published in 1898 and opens the War of the Worlds series. This Aladdin Classics edition includes a foreword by Bruce Brooks and a reading group guide.
Aimed at readers aged 9 to 12 and those who want to approach a classic of science fiction.
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.
