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"N chreidfeadh duine ar bith i mblianta deiridh an nao c ad d ag go raibh s il gh ar ghrinn ar imeachta an domhain seo ag neacha ar mh a n intleacht n intleacht an duine, ach d ainneoin sin, a bh chomh b smhar linn f in... Ach, thar dhuibheag n an sp is, bh ag breathn anuas orainn go santach cr at ir a raibh an oiread difr ochta idir a meabhair agus r meabhairne agus at idir meabhair an duine agus meabhair an ainmh , cr at ir a raibh intleacht bhalmh r fhuar chrua acu, agus bh siad ag beart seifteanna go mall len r mbascadh." Foils odh "Cogadh na Reann" den ch ad uair in 1898 agus meastar gurb an ch ad rsc al riamh faoi ionradh eachtr n ar an domhan agus t s ar cheann de na h rsc alta ficsean eola ochta is t bhachta d r ceapadh. Athch ir odh don raidi , don t atar, agus don chineama, agus is ioma sin saothar ficsin, de gach saghas, a raibh s ina inspior id acu. Mar aon le "The Time Machine", "The Island of Dr Moreau" agus "An Ch ad Chuairt ar an nGealaigh", ir tear "Cogadh na Reann" ar mh rshaothair ficsean eola ochta H.G.Wells (1866-1946). Foils odh in 1934 an t-aistri ch n seo Gaeilge a rinne Leon Broin. Is ard at san eagr n nua seo leagan caighde naithe den aistri ch n sin, arna chur in eagar ag Aibhist n Duibh. -- "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own... Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us." First published in 1898, "The War of the Worlds" is considered to be the first "alien invasion" tales, and has been one of the most influential science fiction novels ever written. It has been adapted for radio, stage, and screen, and has inspired and influenced many works of fiction, including comics and graphic novels. Alongside "The Time Machine", "The Invisible Man", and "The Island of Dr Moreau", Wells' "The War of the Worlds" stands out as perhaps his most popular work. This Irish translation by Leon Broin was first published in 1934. In this new edition, the translation has been brought up to date to the current spelling of Irish, edited by Aibhist n Duibh.