H. G. Wells’ classic alien invasion tale, The War of the Worlds, is one of science fiction’s most important novels.
When massive, intelligent aliens from Mars touch down in England and threaten to destroy the civilized world, humanity’s vaunted knowledge proves to be of little use. Humans are unprepared when an armada of warring Martians land in southeast England, close to London. The Martians use huge three-legged fighting machines armed with deadly heat rays. Humans eventually mo ...