In which novel does a Martian invasion begin in Woking?
Woking adventure playground. These leisure facilities are all located within Woking Park. Woking also has the largest public library in Surrey. Woking is also to home to the Surrey History Centre, which holds archives and records about the county. In literature, Woking (or, more precisely, its suburb Horsell Common) is where the Martians first land, in a planned invasion of the earth, in the science fiction novel "The War of the Worlds" (1897–8). The novel's author H. G. Wells was living in Woking when he wrote the book, and much of the early story is set in the area. In 1938,
Woking with the action transferred to Grover's Mill, New Jersey, the novel was adapted by Orson Welles as a radio drama in the United States, and caused confusion and panic among listeners who believed that an actual Martian invasion was in progress. Douglas Adams describes Woking in "The Deeper Meaning of Liff" (ptcbl. vb.) as: In music, "Town Called Malice" was written about Woking by Paul Weller and recorded by his band The Jam. The song reached No. 1 in the UK Charts. The tallest building in Woking is Export House, known locally as 'The BAT Building' (Pronounced 'B-A-T' or 'Bat'),