THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
'The classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best' The Times
The first modern depiction of extra-terrestrials attacking the earth, The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential of all science-fiction works. It shows the whole of human civilization under threat, as terrifying, tentacled Martians land in England, build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human prey. The forces of the Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear.
Edited by Patrick Parrinder with an Introduction by Brian Aldiss and Notes by Andy Sawyer.
H. G. WELLS
H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world's oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wells' controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
WELLS H.G.
Herbert George Wells nació el 21 de septiembre de 1866 en Bromley, Kent, Reino Unido, y murió el 13 de agosto de 1946 en Londres. Hijo de Joseph Wells y Sarah Neal, un accidente infantil que lo dejó convaleciente despertó su pasión por la lectura. Estudió biología en la Normal School of Science bajo la influencia de Thomas Huxley. Tras trabajar como maestro y periodista, se dedicó a la escritura y publicó más de ochenta libros. Es considerado uno de los padres de la ciencia ficción con obras como La máquina del tiempo, El hombre invisible y La guerra de los mundos.
