H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds | Buch

Cover: 9780241382707 | The War of the Worlds | H. G. Wells | Buch | 240 S. | Englisch | 2018

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Beschreibung

The first modern tale of alien invasion, H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential science fiction novels ever published.

The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London. At first, naïve locals approach the cylinder armed just with a white flag - only to be quickly killed by an all-destroying heat-ray, as terrifying tentacled invaders emerge. Soon the whole of human civilisation is under threat, as powerful Martians build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays, and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human prey. The forces of the Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear. The War of the Worlds has been the subject of countless adaptations, including an Orson Welles radio drama which caused mass panic when it was broadcast, with listeners confusing it for a news broadcast heralding alien invasion; a musical version by Jeff Wayne; and, most recently, Steven Spielberg's 2005 film version, starring Tom Cruise.

This Penguin Classics edition includes a full biographical essay on Wells, a further reading list and detailed notes. The introduction, by Brian Aldiss, considers the novel's view of religion and society.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Über den Autor

H. G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist, who published more than a hundred books, including novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. Wells's prophetic imagination was first displayed in pioneering works of science fiction, but later he became an apostle of socialism, science and progress. His controversial views on sexual equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	240 S.
ISBN-13:	9780241382707
ISBN-10:	024138270X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Wells, H. G.
Redaktion:	Patrick Parrinder
Illustrator:	Coralie Bickford-Smith
Hersteller:	Penguin Books Ltd
Maße:	205 x 134 x 25 mm
Von/Mit:	H. G. Wells
Erscheinungsdatum:	06.12.2018
Gewicht:	0,351 kg

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