The War of The Worlds

This is the universe created by H. G. Wells in The War of the Worlds, one of the most influential science fiction stories in literature.

They came from space. They came from Mars. With giant biomechanical tripods, they want to conquer the Earth and keep humans as slaves. No terrestrial technology seems to be able to contain the spread of terror across the planet. It is the beginning of the most important war in history. How can humanity resist the onslaught of such superior war potential?

First published in chapters in 1897 and then put together in a book the following year, this is one of the first novels about alien invasion written. The war of the worlds terrified and amused many generations of readers.