The War of the Worlds

byH G Wells, Henrique Alvim Corrêa (Illustrator)

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‘The classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best’ - The Times

For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive.

One fateful night, a shooting star burns across the skies of London. It’s a curiosity, much like the mysterious cylinder discovered on a small village green the next morning. But curiosity turns quickly to terror as fearsome aliens emerge, armed with deadly heat-rays.

So begins the War of the Worlds – the battle for humanity, for love, and for Earth itself.

Startlingly modern, the unabridged sci-fi classic The War of The Worlds comes to Puffin Classics for the first time. Complete with quirky, child-friendly illustrations by Brazilian illustrator Henrique Alvim-Corrêa (commissioned by Wells himself), this is the perfect way to introduce upper middle-grade readers to the very best in classic science fiction.

A true classic that has pointed the way not just for science-fiction writers, but for how we as a civilisation might think of ourselves
Guardian

About H G Wells

H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world's oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wells' controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.

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