{"product_id":"the-war-of-the-worlds-h-g-wells-9781954525498","title":"The War of the Worlds (Warbler Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eH. G. Wells' classic alien invasion tale, \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Worlds, \u003c\/em\u003e is one of science fiction's most important novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumans are unprepared when an armada of warring Martians land in southeast England in gigantic cylinders and wreak havoc as they close in on London. The Martians use huge three-legged fighting machines armed with deadly heat rays, which Wells describes as \"this flaming death, this invisible, inevitable sword of heat.\" Humans eventually mount a jumbled defense against what appears to be an implacable and unbeatable enemy. The story reads almost like dispatches from a war zone told by ordinary, frightened humans whose fate is determined by a freak turn of events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWells' wild, harrowing story can be appreciated as much for its prescience and inventiveness as for its astute social commentary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Warbler Classics edition includes a detailed biographical timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. G. Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954525494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954525498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Warbler Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.42d","brand":"H. G. Wells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059217559807,"sku":"9781954525498","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_416ee293-fe93-472e-88b4-7909ac2417a0.jpg?v=1685056906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-war-of-the-worlds-h-g-wells-9781954525498","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}