{"product_id":"the-war-of-the-worlds-9780751574760","title":"The War of the Worlds","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic and terrifying HG Wells novel of alien invasion is now a landmark series for the BBC from the makers of \u003ci\u003ePoldark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVictoria \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One night a shooting star is seen over the skies of Surrey. The next day, it''s discovered to have been a mysterious metallic cylinder from Mars. What comes next is a terrifying alien attack, as tentacled Martian invaders emerge from the cylinder and prey on humankind using shocking new weapons against which the people of Victorian England can offer no resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe aliens begin to devastate the area in their tripod machines, and as our narrator struggles to return to his wife, the fight for London - and the world - begins.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow with a new introduction by Stephen Baxter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A true classic''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Immortal science fiction'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA true classic\u003c\/b\u003e that has pointed the way not just for science-fiction writers, but for how we as a civilisation might think of ourselves * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmortal \u003c\/b\u003escience fiction * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe classic tale of alien invasion, and \u003cb\u003estill the best\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eclassic \u003c\/b\u003ealien invasion tale * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eremains the barometer\u003c\/b\u003e by which all extra-terrestrial invasions are measured * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eWells \u003cb\u003eoccupies an honoured place\u003c\/b\u003e in science fiction * Kingsley Amis *\u003cbr\u003eWells is \u003cb\u003ethe Shakespeare of science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e * Brian Aldiss *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA born storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e * J.B. Priestly *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833602720087,"sku":"9780751574760","price":6.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780751574760.jpg?v=1710347637","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-war-of-the-worlds-9780751574760","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}