Description
| Product ID: | 9781909621541 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Title: | The War of the Worlds |
| Authors: | Author: H. G. Wells |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic science fiction, Classic science fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating H. G. Wells' most famous work of science fiction. <p>Shooting stars tear across the night sky, then a gigantic artificial cylinder descends from Mars to land near London. Inquisitive locals gather round, only to be struck down by a murderous Heat-Ray. Giant destructive machines disgorge from the cylinder, destroying everything in their path on a merciless march towards the capital. Can humanity survive this Martian onslaught? <br><br> A gripping adventure written in semi-documentary style, <i>The War of the Worlds</i> by H. G. Wells is the seminal man versus machine adventure which has inspired countless science fiction stories and novels. <br><br> This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of <i>The War of the Worlds </i>contains an introduction by author James P. Blaylock.<br><br>Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-01-26 |