The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. New York. 1986. Signet/New American Library. 0451520637. Afterword By Isaac Asimov. 215 pages. paperback. CJ2063. Signet Classic original.
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 far greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own . . . . ‘ So begins THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, the science fiction classic that first proposed the possibility of intelligent life on other planets and has enthralled readers for almost 90 years, This compelling tale describes the Martian invasion of Earth. Ten huge and tireless creatures land in England and complete chaos erupts. Using their fiery heat rays and crushing strength, the heartless aliens just may succeed in silencing all opposition. Is life on earth doomed? Will mankind survive? A timeless view of a universe turned upside down, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS is an ingenious and imaginative look into the possibilities of the future and the secrets yet to be revealed.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY - Herbert George ‘H. G.' Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is sometimes called ‘The Father of Science Fiction', as are Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. Wells's earliest specialised training was in biology, and his thinking on ethical matters took place in a specifically and fundamentally Darwinian context. He was also from an early date an outspoken socialist, often (but not always, as at the beginning of the First World War) sympathising with pacifist views. His later works became increasingly political and didactic, and he sometimes indicated on official documents that his profession was that of ‘Journalist.' Most of his later novels were not science fiction. Some described lower-middle class life (Kipps; The History of Mr Polly), leading him to be touted as a worthy successor to Charles Dickens, but Wells described a range of social strata and even attempted, in Tono-Bungay (1909), a diagnosis of English society as a whole.
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