The War of the Worlds (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486295060)

One of the most famous science-fiction stories ever written, The War of the Worlds helped launch the entire genre by exploiting the concept of interplanetary travel.
First published in 1898, the novel terrified readers of the Victorian era with its account of an invasion of hostile creatures from Mars who moved across the English landscape in bizarre metal transports, using deadly heat rays to destroy buildings and annihilate all life in their path. Its power to stir the imagination was made abundantly clear when Orson Welles adapted the story for a radio drama on Halloween night in 1938 and created a national panic.
Despite readers' increasing sophistication about space travel and interplanetary invaders, The War of the Worlds remains a riveting reading experience. Its narrative energy, intensity, and striking originality remain undiminished, ready to thrill a new generation of readers with old-fashioned storytelling power.

Author: H. G. Wells
ISBN-10: 0486295060
ISBN-13: 9780486295060
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 01/10/1997
Pages: 145
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.1
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 550 / War of the Worlds (Unabridged)


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 12/16/2007 pg. 16