ISBN: 0850466660

Hardcover, [EAN: 9780850466669], Large Print, Lythway P., Lythway P., Book, [PU: Lythway P.], Lythway P., When massive, intelligent aliens from Mars touch down in Victorian England and th… Meer...

Hardcover, [EAN: 9780850466669], Large Print, Lythway P., Lythway P., Book, [PU: Lythway P.], Lythway P., When massive, intelligent aliens from Mars touch down in Victorian England and threaten to destroy the civilized world, humanity's vaunted knowledge proves to be of little use. First published in 1898, H.G. Wells's masterpiece of speculative fiction has thrilled and delighted generations of readers, spawned countless imitations, and inspired dramatizations by such masters as Orson Welles and Steven Spielberg. The War of the Worlds is a fantasy that is both startlingly up-to-date and in touch with the most ancient of human fears. In 1960, Edward Gorey prepared a set of his inimitable pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate a new edition of Wells's The War of the Worlds for the legendary Looking Glass Library. Characteristically quirky, elegant, and entrancing, Gorey's visual take on Wells's seminal tour de force has been unavailable for close to fifty years. This special hardcover edition from NYRB Classics brings back for today's readers a richly rewarding collaboration between two modern masters of all that's wonderful and strange., This is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories, first published by H.G. Wells in 1898. The novel begins ominously, as the lone voice of a narrator tells readers that "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..." Things then progress from a series of seemingly mundane reports about odd atmospheric disturbances taking place on Mars to the arrival of Martians just outside of London. At first the Martians seem laughable, hardly able to move in Earth's comparatively heavy gravity even enough to raise themselves out of the pit created when their spaceship landed. But soon the Martians reveal their true nature as death machines 100-feet tall rise up from the pit and begin laying waste to the surrounding land. Wells quickly moves the story from the countryside to the evacuation of London itself and the loss of all hope as England's military suffers defeat after defeat. With horror his narrator describes how the Martians suck the blood from living humans for sustenance, and how it's clear that man is not being conquered so much a corralled. --Craig E. Engler, 10399, Classics, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 16272, Science Fiction, 16273, Adventure, 9059886011, Alien Invasion, 16275, Alternate History, 16277, Anthologies, 10387335011, Colonization, 9059887011, Cyberpunk, 3559311011, Dystopian, 10387340011, Exploration, 10387336011, First Contact, 10387337011, Galactic Empire, 9059888011, Genetic Engineering, 16286, Hard Science Fiction, 16288, History & Criticism, 7538385011, Military, 7538386011, Post-Apocalyptic, 16308, Short Stories, 271585011, Space Opera, 3559312011, Steampunk, 7587452011, Time Travel, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 0850466660

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1976, ISBN: 0850466660

[EAN: 9780850466669], Usado, muy buen estado, [SC: 266.33], [PU: Lythway P.], Fiction|Science Fiction|General, Fiction|War & Military, Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Great condit… Meer...

[EAN: 9780850466669], Usado, muy buen estado, [SC: 266.33], [PU: Lythway P.], Fiction|Science Fiction|General, Fiction|War & Military, Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear.<

1976, ISBN: 9780850466669

Hard cover, Acceptable, Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world lit… Meer...

Hard cover, Acceptable, Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!, [PU: Lythway P.]<

1976, ISBN: 0850466660

[EAN: 9780850466669], Usado, [SC: 175.32], [PU: Lythway P.], Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside.