The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by "Pearson's Magazine" in the UK and by "Cosmopolitan" magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded
The War of the Worlds "The War of the Worlds". In the end of the first issue of "Marvel Zombies 5", it is revealed that the main characters will visit a world called "Martian Protectorate" where the events of "The War of the Worlds" are occurring. "The Tripods" trilogy of books features a central theme of invasion by alien-controlled tripods. "The War of the Worlds" has spawned seven films, as well as various radio dramas, comic-book adaptations, video games, a television series, and sequels or parallel stories by other authors. The most famous, or infamous, adaptation is the 1938 radio broadcast that was narrated and