The War of the Worlds (Penguin English Library)

The Penguin English Library Edition of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

"Death!" I shouted. "Death is coming! Death!"

In this pioneering, shocking, and nightmarish tale, naïve suburban Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey threaten the whole of humanity.

A pioneering work of alien invasion fiction, The War of the Worlds features a journalistic style that contrasts disturbingly with its horrifying visions of the human race under siege.

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