The War of the Worlds

Also known as War of the Worlds, Fighters from Mars

1897 serialized novel by H. G. Wells

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"The War of the Worlds" is an 1897 novel by H. G. Wells, serialized in a magazine, that depicts an invasion of Earth by Martians with advanced technology. The story is significant as an early work of science fiction that explored themes of human vulnerability and technological power during a period of rapid scientific change.

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Author: H. G. Wells
First published: 0
Editions: 457
Subjects: Imaginary wars and battles, Juvenile fiction, Space warfare, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction, Diseases, Martians, Invasions

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title: The War of the Worlds
number of parts of this work: 9
volume: 4
publication date: 1897-00-00
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The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells. LibriVox recording by Rebecca Dittman. Book 1, Chapter 1.

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells about an attempted invasion of Earth by beings from the planet Mars with much greater intelligence and more advanced weapons than humans. The Martians intend to eliminate mankind and conquer Earth because their own older and smaller world has reached the "last stage of exhaustion". It was written between 1895 and 1897, and serialised in Pearson's Magazine in the UK and Cosmopolitan magazine in the US in 1897. The full novel was first published in hardcover in 1898 by William Heinemann.