{"product_id":"the-war-of-the-worlds-9780451530653","title":"The War of the Worlds","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor more than one hundred years H. G. Wells' classic science fiction tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own....\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, the science fiction classic that first proposed the possibility of intelligent life on other planets and has enthralled readers for generations. This compelling tale describes the Martian invasion of earth. When huge, tireless creatures land in England, complete chaos erupts. Using their fiery heat rays and crushing strength, the aliens just may succeed in silencing all opposition. Is life on earth doomed? Will mankind survive? A timeless view of a universe turned upside down, \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is an ingenious and imaginative look into the possibilities of the future and the secrets yet to be revealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KARL KROEBER AND AN AFTERWORD BY ISAAC ASIMOV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. G. Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451530653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e550 \/ War of the Worlds (Unabridged)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert George Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (1866-1946) left school at thirteen to become a draper's apprentice (a life he detested); he later won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, where he studied with the famous T. H. Huxley. He began to sell articles and short stories regularly in 1893. His immediately successful novel \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e rescued him from poverty. His other ''scientific romances''--\u003ci\u003eThe Island of Dr. Moreau\u003c\/i\u003e (1896), \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1897), \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (1898), and \u003ci\u003eThe First Men in the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (1901)--have made him the father of science fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"H. G. Wells \/ Mass Market Paperbound \/ English","offer_id":47283706691741,"sku":"9780451530653","price":16.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_38aaee36-0f98-4d16-971d-351bad81834a.jpg?v=1759971275","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-war-of-the-worlds-9780451530653","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}