Description: One of the great science-fiction stories of the late 19th century, The War of the Worlds told the fantastic tale of a Martian invasion of England. (Orson Welles's dramatic adaptation of it some 40 years later caused widespread panic among radio audiences.) This specially abridged Dover edition is sure to entertain a new generation of young readers with its exciting accounts of interplanetary travel and warfare. When four Martian space ships land in England, masses of people flee the cities, driven by an overwhelming fear of the alien creatures and their devastating weapons of death and destruction. How will Earth's inhabitants combat these monsters and their apparently impregnable defenses? Excellently adapted by Bob Blaisdell, this easy-to-read version is enhanced with six original illustrations by John Green.

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