The War of the Worlds
(Libby/OverDrive eComic, Kindle)
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H.G., Wells Author
Series
Published
Saddleback Educational Publishing , 2010.
Status
Checked Out
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Description
Introduction by Arthur C. ClarkeCommentary by Jules Verne and an anonymous reviewer from The Critic“No 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.” Thus begins one of the most terrifying and morally prescient science fiction novels ever penned. Beginning with a series of strange flashes in the distant night sky, the Martian attack initially causes little concern on Earth. Then the destruction erupts—ten massive aliens roam England and destroy with heat rays everything in their path. Very soon humankind finds itself on the brink of extinction. H. G. Wells raises questions of mortality, man’s place in nature, and the evil lurking in the technological future—questions that remain urgently relevant in the twenty-first century.Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide
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Format
eComic, Kindle
Street Date
08/23/2010
Language
English
ISBN
9781645981152
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The massacre of mankind: sequel to the war of the worlds ; authorized by the H.G. Wells estate - Baxter, Stephen
Those who were intrigued and captivated by H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds will want to follow up with Stephen Baxter's 21st-century sequel, Massacre of Mankind, which adopts the tone and style of Wells' original while narrating the second Martian invasion. -- Katherine Johnson
Compelling plot-twists and engaging characters are important component in both of these dramatic, issue-oriented adventures. Thought-provoking philosophic questions arise from social and personal power struggles between Martians and Earthlings whether on Dick's Earth dominated Mars or Wells's Mars threatened Earth. -- Matthew Ransom
Not just compelling adventures, both of these novels are thought-provoking stories about personal and social ethics. Issue-oriented especially on questions of might and right, Wells imagines Mars invading Earth, Bradbury the opposite. Each has sympathetic characters caught in dramatic, engaging situations. -- Matthew Ransom
These science fiction novels paint a bleak and dramatic view of first contact. Cold People expands on the premise first explored in War of the Worlds, showing technologically advanced aliens who treat humans as advanced civilizations have historically treated primitive societies on Earth. -- Alicia Cavitt
Two early aspects of the Martian mystique are illustrated by these fast-paced, action-packed, dramatic, and descriptive novels. Wells's Martians are horrible monsters bent on conquering the earth. Burroughs's Earthman hero becomes immeshed in adventure among diverse humanoid communities on Mars. -- Matthew Ransom
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Though H. G. Wells is sparer in his prose and Edgar Rice Burroughs more lyrical, both create action-packed, dramatic stories at science fiction's foundation. Both are descriptive and engaging, absorbing readers in fantastic adventures that pit the Victorian Era's resourceful ingenuity against peoples and creatures of other worlds and times. -- Matthew Ransom
Edward Bellamy and H. G. Wells wrote science fiction with socialist themes. Though Bellamy was most famous for a single, highly political work, Wells is a hugely influential science fiction writer. Both write detailed novels concerned with an individual's role in society. -- Kaitlyn Moore
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Both prophetic science fiction authors predicted real-world technological changes and speculated on some of the social impacts they would cause. William Gibson predicted cyberspace and the metaverse; H.G. Wells foresaw flight, space travel, and atomic bombs, among many other developments. -- Autumn Winters
Legendary science fiction writers H. G. Wells and Octavia Butler are both known for their thought-provoking, sometimes bleak stories that combine discussions of theoretical technologies with in-depth explorations of the nature of humanity. -- Stephen Ashley
Ray Bradbury's American and H. G. Wells' British perspectives produce different literary flavors. Still, both create imaginative science fiction with strong fantasy influences. Both are descriptive yet spare, moody yet hopeful. Their thought-provoking work is often issue-oriented though strongly character or plot centered. -- Matthew Ransom
Readers who love the classic science fiction of H. G. Wells and wonder whether there is a modern successor need look no further than Annalee Newitz. Like Wells, Newitz's thought-provoking novels feel grounded in science while also speculating on social issues. Unlike Wells, Newitz frequently features strong women central characters. -- Michael Shumate
Though Naomi Alderman also writes in a variety of other genres, both she and H. G. Wells create compelling and dramatic science fiction stories that explore the ways in which humans interact with society. -- Stephen Ashley
Though Moussa Ould Ebnou's writing is a bit more stylized than H. G. Wells's, both authors weave thought-provoking, somewhat bleak science fiction tales that look to futuristic settings and technologies to explore the nature of contemporary humanity. -- Stephen Ashley
These authors' works have the genres "classics" and "dystopian fiction"; and the subjects "aliens," "time travel," and "human experimentation in medicine."
These authors' works have the genres "science fiction classics" and "social science fiction"; and the subjects "aliens," "life on other planets," and "time travel."
Published Reviews
Library Journal Review
This edition of Wells's much disguised attack on British imperialism includes a scholarly introduction, a biographical preface and chronology of the author's life, maps of the Martian landing sites, and explanatory notes. A lot of extras for the price. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Horn Book Review
This classic adventure of the Martian invasion of Earth may lend itself to an abbreviated page-turner adaptation, but the writing is poor. Many sentences begin with 'and' and 'but', and the dramatic pencil drawings are mediocre. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
H.G., W. (2010). The War of the Worlds . Saddleback Educational Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)H.G., Wells. 2010. The War of the Worlds. Saddleback Educational Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)H.G., Wells. The War of the Worlds Saddleback Educational Publishing, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)H.G., W. (2010). The war of the worlds. Saddleback Educational Publishing.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)H.G., Wells. The War of the Worlds Saddleback Educational Publishing, 2010.
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