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The War of the Worlds

The Coming of the Martians - The War of the Worlds, Book 1 (Unabridged)

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians. The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon.

The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time. The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionary theory, British imperialism, and generally Victorian superstitions, fears and prejudices. At the time of publication, it was classified as a scientific romance, like Wells' earlier novel The Time Machine. The War of the Worlds has been both popular (having never been out of print) and influential, spawning half a dozen feature films, radio dramas, a record album, various comic book adaptations, a television series, and sequels or parallel stories by other authors. It was most memorably dramatized in a 1938 radio program that allegedly caused public panic among listeners who did not know the Martian invasion was fictional.

Audiobook

  • Published: 2020-10-21

  • Language: English

  • Publisher: Bookstream Audiobooks

  • ISBN: 9783991179870


Author:

  • H. G.

Narrator:

  • Michael Troy

Series:

  • Volume 1 in The War of the Worlds

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 4 h 8 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Sci-Fi
  • Contemporary science fiction

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