
War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
Title:
War of the Worlds
Author:
H. G. Wells
Series (if any):
Penguin Clothbound Classics
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
240 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780241382707
EAN:
9780241382707
Publication Date:
06/12/2018
Classifications:
Science Fiction
Weight (g):
466
Dimensions (mm):
202 x 137 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Part of Penguin''s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. From the planet of war they came to conquer the Earth ...The night after a shooting star is seen streaking across the sky, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common. Fascinated and exhilarated, the local people approach the mysterious object armed with nothing more than a white flag. But when gruesome alien creatures emerge armed with all-destroying heat-rays, their rashness turns rapidly to fear. As the rays blaze towards them, it soon becomes clear they have no choice but to flee - or die.The forces of the Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear ...






























