The War of the Worlds - With an Introduction by Brian W. Aldiss
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| Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
| Auflage | 2005 |
| Seiten | 240 |
| Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 1,4 cm |
| Gewicht | 182 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Penguin Classics |
| ISBN-10 | 0141441038 |
| EAN | 9780141441030 |
| Bestell-Nr | 14144103EA |
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, naive 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.
Klappentext:
\'The classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best\' The Times
The first modern depiction of extra-terrestrials attacking the earth, The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential of all science-fiction works. It shows the whole of human civilization under threat, as terrifying, tentacled Martians land in England, 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.
Edited by Patrick Parrinder with an Introduction by Brian Aldiss and Notes by Andy Sawyer
Rezension:
The creations of Mr. Wells . . . belong unreservedly to an age and degree of scientific knowledge far removed from the present, though I will not say entirely beyond the limits of the possible. Jules Verne