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The War of the Worlds
by 
H. G. Wells
James Spencer
  
Publisher: Telltale Weekly
Subject(s):  Classic Literature
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Language(s):  English

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Library copies:   1
Lending period:   7 days
File size:   84718 KB
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Release date:   Aug 16, 2005

Description

"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…"

The classic alien invasion novel by "The Father of Science Fiction" H.G. Wells.

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Reviews

Locus...
There's a slightly old-fashioned quality to his speech that compliments Wells' old-fashioned brand of science fiction ... rises above the source material, making these audio editions a great way to experience these two classics.
 

About the Author

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a British author often called "The Father of Science Fiction." Even before the 20th century began, his fiction and articles explored invisibility, interstellar travel, time travel, and genetic experimentation. His novel, The War of the Worlds was serialized in the American magazine Cosmopolitan, and later turned into a famous radio drama by Orson Wells.

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