| The War of the Worlds Contributor(s): Wells, H. G. (Author), Blaylock, James P. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1909621544 ISBN-13: 9781909621541 Publisher: MacMillan Collector's Library OUR PRICE: $11.04 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Military - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Science Fiction - Alien Contact |
| Dewey: 741.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 3.8" W x 6" (0.35 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. The most famous example of invasion literature and first published in 1898, The War of the Worlds has inspired countless science fiction stories and novels. After a dramatic series of shooting stars are seen tearing across the night sky, a gigantic cylinder descends from Mars and lands near London. Inquisitive locals gather round only to be struck down by a murderous heat-ray. Giant destructive machines climb out the crater formed by the cylinder destroying everything in their path on a merciless march towards London. Can humanity survive this onslaught? A gripping adventure written in semi-documentary style filled with scenes of flight, despair and panic this is also a very human story about pride, fear and the promise of recovery. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features a new introduction by author James Blaylock |
Contributor Bio(s): Wells, H. G.: - Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) wrote the science fiction classics The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The War of the Worlds, and has often been heralded as a father of modern science fiction. |