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For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive.
In this thrilling tale of alien invasion, H. G. Wells rewrites the science fiction genre. Following the travails of an unnamed narrator, The War of the Worlds reveals the true terror of life under an implacable and enigmatic foe. Armed with terrifying killing machines, black smoke and Heat-Rays, the Martians arrive in London and quickly subdue the resistance put up by British forces. Faced with extraordinary odds and a world changed beyond all recognition, nothing less than the survival of the human race is at stake. This gorgeous edition with its modern graphic cover design is the perfect collectable for any book lover.
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Contents
Introduction
Book One - The Coming of the Martians
Chapter 1: The Eve of War
Chapter 2: The Falling Star
Chapter 3: On Horsell Common
Chapter 4: The Cylinder Opens
Chapter 5: The Heat-Ray
Chapter 6: The Heat-Ray in the Chobham Road
Chapter 7: How I Reached Home
Chapter 8: Friday Night
Chapter 9: The Fighting Begins
Chapter 10: In the Storm
Chapter 11: At the Window
Chapter 12: What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton
Chapter 13: How I Fell In with the Curate
Chapter 14: In London
Chapter 15: What Had Happened in Surrey
Chapter 16: The Exodus from London
Chapter 17: The 'Thunder Child'
Book Two - The Earth Under the Martians
Chapter 1: Under Foot
Chapter 2: What We Saw from the Ruined House
Chapter 3: The Days of Imprisonment
Chapter 4: The Death of the Curate
Chapter 5: The Stillness
Chapter 6: The Work of Fifteen Days
Chapter 7: The Man on Putney Hill
Chapter 8: Dead London
Chapter 9: Wreckage
Chapter 10: The Epilogue
