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The War of the Worlds (Paperback)
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The War of the Worlds (Paperback)
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Loot Price R217
Discovery Miles 2 170
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The narrator tells of witnessing the unstoppable onslaught of
invaders from Mars, leading toward the seemingly inevitable
downfall of mankind in this landmark of the literary imagination
and foundational novel of the science fiction genre. First
published in 1897 and never out of print since, The War of the
Worlds is told in a lucid, almost documentary, style. The
realistically depicted setting, with cities and streets accurately
described, gives the Martian attack, and the subsequent collapse of
order in Victorian England, unforgettable impact. The British
Empire brings its mightiest war machines to bear to no avail as the
fleeing narrator is reduced to hiding in the ruins of civilization
while being stalked by an inhuman enemy. Adapted repeatedly to film
and television, the novel's central concept of humanity under
attack by extraterrestrials has never ceased resonating in pop
culture and may have inspired more imitations than any other trope
in the science fiction genre. It is a tribute to the capacious
imagination of H.G. Wells that this novel retains both a sense of
otherworldly wonder and a harrowing intensity to this day. With an
eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this
edition of The War of the Worlds is both modern and readable.
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