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The War of the Worlds (New Windmills) (Hardcover)

by H.G. Wells (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 182 pages
  • Publisher: Heinemann (1 Jan 1968)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0435120050
  • ISBN-13: 978-0435120054
  • Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 190,481 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is Wells's classic science-fiction tale in which Martians descend on the Home Counties.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Science fiction at its very best, 20 Jul 2000
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WotW is a very excting read, especially for those living in and around Woking where it is set. It is a great tale from the master of science fiction and one can't but help to dragged into the excitment. Its one of those books that you are incapable of putting down, you've just got to know what happens next. And don't be put off if you've seen the film, the book is very different and far superior as would be expected.
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5.0 out of 5 stars war of the worlds h g wells cd, 14 April 2005
Good to here the old classic again with Orson Wells,would have to read the papers about the panic he caused,
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5.0 out of 5 stars SF at its sharpest, story telling at its greatest and writing at its most intelligent, 9 Jun 2009
This is science fiction at its sharpest; Wells mixes coy scientific reasoning with realistic narration and intelligent philosophising - his present and ours - this is the basis for all great works of the genre and not only did Wells create a strong foundation of semantics for the genre but he is in my opinion still one of the best sci-fi writers I have read. The result is a world and a tale that is believable and relevant.

This is also story telling at its greatest; the heart pounding depiction of Earth under invasion from Martians is compelling and inventive stuff (this is after all the first alien invasion novel). Wells prose is downright poetic as he blithely relates one mans account - who is forever unnamed - who looks back on his front line experience six years later. From the instance that lights start to detach from Mars a very intriguing and powerful story starts to unravel of the systematic and harrowing invasion of Earth and the fate of all its inhabitants, for we are as animals to the invaders and are treated as such.

It is also writing at its most intelligent; the pacing is flawless, there's a good deal of effective foreshadowing by a man who has grown in both his understanding of human behaviour and science. Another strength is the fact that the narrator is a philosopher and his understanding (or Wells) of our morality in terrible situations is fascinating, there is a particular conversation that the narrator has with the artillery man that is shocking and powerful on many levels. A philosophers understanding of the world (Wells wrote many essays on socialism and the development of the world at the end of the nineteenth century) brings to light many questions and observations that help us to see the world just that bit differently. There are some interesting comments here on human nature, more specifically on our technological development and our reactions to disaster, this is because like all intelligent sci-fi The War of the Worlds is a reactionary piece of writing. Written at a time when the world was expanding, this is mediation on expansion, on technology and where we might end up, these elements of prediction in Wells writing mean that his works are still relevant now. There is an element of fear towards technology; could we end up like the Martians - whose technology we eventually steal - and become the cold creatures that are merely a brain, this planet won't last forever after all!

It is not only the development of the main characters psychology and the philosophical understanding that makes this great but also the build up of the action which is executed powerfully. This is a short work but it is packed with so many scenes that resonate and had me completely gripped, along with the brilliantly timed developments. I highly recommend reading this as it's a book to be experienced.
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