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For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive. In this thrilling tale of alien invasion, H. G. Wells rewrites the science fiction genre. Following the travails of an unnamed narrator, The War of the Worlds reveals the true terror of life under an implacable and enigmatic foe. Armed with terrifying killing machines, black smoke and Heat-Rays, the Martians arrive in London and quickly subdue the resistance put up by British forces. Faced with extraordinary odds and a world changed beyond all recognition, nothing less than the survival of the human race is at stake. This gorgeous edition presents this fantastic book in a beautiful cloth-bound hardback with silver foil.

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Author:   H. G. Wells
Publisher:   Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Arcturus
ISBN:  

9781789503951

ISBN 10:   1789503957
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 September 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Book One - The Coming of the Martians Chapter 1: The Eve of the War Chapter 2: The Falling Star Chapter 3: On Horsell Common Chapter 4: The Cylinder Opens Chapter 5: The Heat-Ray Chapter 6: The Heat-Ray in the Chobham Road Chapter 7: How I Reached Home Chapter 8: Friday Night Chapter 9: The Fighting Begins Chapter 10: In the Storm Chapter 11: At the Window Chapter 12: What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton Chapter 13: How I Fell In with the Curate Chapter 14: In London Chapter 15: What Had Happened in Surrey Chapter 16: The Exodus from London Chapter 17: The 'Thunder Child' Book Two - The Earth Under the Martians Chapter 1: Under Foot Chapter 2: What We Saw from the Ruined House Chapter 3: The Days of Imprisonment Chapter 4: The Death of the Curate Chapter 5: The Stillness Chapter 6: The Work of Fifteen Days Chapter 7: The Man on Putney Hill Chapter 8: Dead London Chapter 9: Wreckage Chapter 10: The Epilogue

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Herbert George Wells was a prolific writer born in Kent in 1866. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature no fewer than four times. He was passionate about politics as well as literature and his output included several nonfiction pieces to go with his array of short stories and novels.

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