{"product_id":"the-war-of-the-worlds-mass-market-paperbound","title":"The War of the Worlds - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. G. Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH. G. Wells's science fiction classic--the first novel to explore the possibilities of intelligent life from other planets--follows a man's quest to survive after Martians land on English soil.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThus begins H. G. Wells's startling and vivid \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e. In the early twentieth century, Mars has been all but destroyed by intense global cooling, and so the Martians set their sights on conquering the lush greenery of Earth. Faced with the Martians' superior weaponry and bloodthirsty nature, all seems lost for humanity . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe daring portrayal of aliens landing on Earth, with its themes of interplanetary imperialism, technological holocaust, and chaos, is central to the career of H. G. Wells, who died at the dawn of the atomic age. The survival of mankind in the face of \"vast and cool and unsympathetic\" scientific powers spinning out of control was a crucial theme throughout his work. Visionary, shocking, and chilling, \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e has lost none of its impact since its first publication in 1898, nor its infamous 1938 radio adaptation.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eH.G. Wells's science fiction classic, the first novel to explore the possibilities of intelligent life from other planets, it still startling and vivid nearly after a century after its appearance, and a half-century after Orson Wells's infamous 1938 radio adaptation. The daring portrayal of aliens landing on English soil, with its themes of interplanetary imperialism, technological holocaust and chaos, is central to the career of H.G. Wells, who died at the dawn of the atomic age. The survival of mankind in the face of \"vast and cool and unsympathetic\" scientific powers spinning out of control was a crucial theme throughout his work. Visionary, shocking and chilling, \"The War Of The Worlds has lost none of its impact since its first publication in 1898.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur C. Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e has long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time. Books by Clarke--both fiction and nonfiction--have sold more than a hundred million copies worldwide. He died in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 7.14 x 4.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e War of the Worlds (Unabridged)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50108509815007,"sku":"9780553213386","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dzFiFKB6pT9780553213386.webp?v=1781222672","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-war-of-the-worlds-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}