Description

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by EnglishauthorH. G. Wells. It is the first-person narrative of anunnamedprotagonist in Surrey and that of his younger brother inLondon asEarth is invaded by Martians. Written between 1895 and1897, it isone of the earliest stories that detail a conflictbetween mankindand an extraterrestrial race. The novel is one ofthe mostcommented-on works in the science fiction canon. The plothas beenrelated to invasion literature of the time. The novel hasbeenvariously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionarytheory,British Imperialism, and generally Victorian superstitions,fearsand prejudices. At the time of publication it was classifiedas ascientific romance, like his earlier novel The Time Machine.TheWar of the Worlds has been both popular (having never gone outofprint) and influential, spawning half a dozen feature films,radiodramas, a record album, various comic book adaptations,atelevision series, and sequels or parallel stories byotherauthors.