TY - BOOK AU - Wells, H. G. TI - War of the worlds SN - 9781921369100 (pbk.) U1 - 823.912 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Cherrybrook, N.S.W. PB - Horizon Publishing Group KW - Human-alien encounters KW - Fiction KW - Imaginary wars and battles KW - Science fiction N1 - Originally published: London : William Heinemann, 1898 N2 - Written in 1898 by Herbert George Wells, The War of the Worlds is an early science fiction novel warning of an outer space invasion of our planet, Earth. Fleeing from a dying planet, the Martians invade planet Earth, landing in England destroying or capturing everything in their path. The alien invaders seem unstoppable. Humans are unable to swart their invasion and all efforts to stop them are crushed ER -