War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches Wells and several other fictional and historical characters. "Global Dispatches" was one of the works consulted by Stephen Baxter for his own sequel to "The War of the Worlds", "The Massacre of Mankind". War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches is a 1996 science fiction anthology, edited by Kevin J. Anderson and published by American company Bantam Spectra. It is a tribute to H. G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds"; each story envisions a famous individual's reactions to the Martian invasion and the impact of the invasion on a different part of the world.
The War of the Worlds II The War of the Worlds II The War of the Worlds II is a 1974 board wargame published by Rand Game Associates. "The War of the Worlds II" is a science-fiction game on a planetary scale, with various starfaring races fighting over an uninhabited, resource-rich star system. David M. Redding reviewed "War of the Worlds II" in "The Space Gamer" No. 3. Redding commented that "I unloaded the game at a small fraction of its cost to a rather dense, now ex-acquaintance and he surely got less than he bargained for." Tony Watson reviewed "War of the Worlds II" in