The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells
The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells
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The War of the Worlds
Classic Tales Edition

Author: H.G. Wells

Narrator: B.J. Harrison

Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: B.J. Harrison

Published: 10/27/2014


Synopsis

Experience the original earth-shattering novel! Wells’ classic was written serially from 1895-1897, when steam locomotives and similar gargantuan machinery constituted the pinnacle of technological development. Now, relive the horrific wonder and amazement as aliens and their alien technology wreak havoc and mayhem in this world they’re determined to conquer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Leonard on March 09, 2021

Paraphrasing Whitehead, I would say that the safest general characterisation of the science-fiction tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to H. G. Wells. Indeed, The War of the Worlds is probably the most influential novel of the whole science fiction genre, as well as a significant......more

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on August 19, 2024

Written in 1897, The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories about mankind and aliens. Many consider this book to be the inception of the science fiction genre. This story is relatively straightforward: An unknown man is going about his life in jolly old England when aliens invade, causing......more

Goodreads review by Anne on March 25, 2025

I didn't listen to the novel-novel, but I listened to a radio adaptation performed by some fan-favorite cast members of Star Trek. <--Leonard Nimoy is amazing. It was cool as hell. And hilarious. Because it doesn't really have a Big Battle or anything that humanity has to do to overcome these invaders.......more

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on January 15, 2023

Invading aliens have never been that ridiculously incompetent That´s an often seen problem in classic sci-fi, the authors didn´t really care about thinking too much about logic or readers' problems with suspension of disbelief, they just wanted to tell their story. As long as there were no other gen......more

Goodreads review by [ J o ] on July 14, 2023

Read as part of the Infinite Variety Reading Challenge, based on the BBC's Big Read Poll of 2003. The War of the Worlds goes beyond the of-the-time popular military invasion fiction, which took away the standard protagonist/antagonist arc of single characters and popped whole countries or tribes in......more