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Shooting stars tear across the night sky, then a gigantic artificial cylinder descends from Mars to land near London. Inquisitive locals gather round, only to be struck down by a murderous Heat-Ray. Giant destructive machines disgorge from the cylinder, destroying everything in their path on a merciless march towards the capital. Can humanity survive this Martian onslaught?

A gripping adventure written in semi-documentary style, The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells is the seminal man versus machine adventure which has inspired countless science fiction stories and novels.

This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The War of the Worlds contains an introduction by author James P. Blaylock.

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

The War of the Worlds

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    A Hardback by H. G. Wells, James P. Blaylock

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      Publisher Pan Macmillan
      Published 26 January 2017
      ISBN-13 9781909621541
      978-1909621541
      ISBN-10 1909621544
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      Classics Science Fiction Sci-Fi H G Wells Books by H G Wells

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Shooting stars tear across the night sky, then a gigantic artificial cylinder descends from Mars to land near London. Inquisitive locals gather round, only to be struck down by a murderous Heat-Ray. Giant destructive machines disgorge from the cylinder, destroying everything in their path on a merciless march towards the capital. Can humanity survive this Martian onslaught?

      A gripping adventure written in semi-documentary style, The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells is the seminal man versus machine adventure which has inspired countless science fiction stories and novels.

      This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The War of the Worlds contains an introduction by author James P. Blaylock.

      Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

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