by H. G. Wells · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781454912194
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«The War of the Worlds» is the science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, published by Sterling Children's Books in hardcover (183 pages, in English).
The novel recounts the invasion of Earth by Martians who descend upon the English countryside and wreak havoc with their war machines and heat ray. The anonymous narrator flees through a devastated landscape while humanity realizes that its weapons cannot stop the invaders.
First part of the «War of the Worlds» series; illustrated edition by Scott McKowen, from the Sterling Unabridged Classics collection, with discussion questions.
Recommended for young readers approaching the classics and for adults who wish to rediscover this work.
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.
