– På slutten av 1800-tallet blir byen London rammet av en serie kometer som treffer ulike steder i byen. Eller man trodde det var kometer. Men så viser det seg at kometene egentlig viser seg å være romskip, og ombord befinner det seg farlige romvesener som ønsker å erobre jorda. Hele historien om marsboernes første angrep på jorda blir detaljert fortalt og beskrevet av en øyevitne og overlevde til den første klodekrigen. "The War of the Worlds" er en god og interessant science fiction-roman som regnes som en av de største klassikerne innenfor denne gruppen av litteratur. En grunn til dette er Orson Welles' legendariske hørespill fra 1936, som gjorde at mange i USA gikk helt banas fordi de trodde romvesenes angrep var ekte! Ellers er det interessant at H.G. Wells fremstiller romvesener fra Mars på en annen måte enn de typiske grønne marsboerne, og er dermed kanskje litt mer realistisk fremstilt (hvis det finnes romvesener der ute). Anbefales for alle som liker god science fiction.
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.
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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
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War of the Worlds is a timeless science fiction story. Martians invade earth after their own planet has become uninhabitable. Little did they know that humans would do everything to protect themselves. This book is exciting until the very end. It's fantastic mixture of horror and suspense will keep you at the edge of your seat until the last page. H.G Wells wrote the book, and it has inspired countless authors after that.
The book is easily read. It can get a little technical at times, but that doesn't stand in the way of the thrilling storyline. It truly is THE masterpiece of the genre.
I reccommend H.G Wells' War of the Worlds to anyone.Morten Solberg
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 240
- ISBN
- 9780141441030
- Utgivelsesår
- 2005
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
- Serie
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Penguin Classics
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– War of the Worlds is a timeless science fiction story. Martians invade earth after their own planet has become uninhabitable. Little did they know that humans would do everything to protect themselves. This book is exciting until the very end. It's fantastic mixture of horror and suspense will keep you at the edge of your seat until the last page. H.G Wells wrote the book, and it has inspired countless authors after that.
The book is easily read. It can get a little technical at times, but that doesn't stand in the way of the thrilling storyline. It truly is THE masterpiece of the genre.
I reccommend H.G Wells' War of the Worlds to anyone.