The War of the Worlds

Informationen zum Autor H. G. Wells Klappentext 'Death!' I shouted. 'Death is coming! Death!' In this pioneering, shocking and nightmarish tale, naïve suburban Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space, but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey are threatening the whole of humanity. A pioneering work of alien invasion fiction, The War of the World's journalistic style contrasts disturbingly with its horrifying visions of the human race under siege. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War. Zusammenfassung The Penguin English Library Edition of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells 'Death!' I shouted. 'Death is coming! Death!' In this pioneering, shocking and nightmarish tale, naïve suburban Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space, but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey are threatening the whole of humanity. A pioneering work of alien invasion fiction, The War of the World 's journalistic style contrasts disturbingly with its horrifying visions of the human race under siege. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: H G Wells, H. G. Wells, H.G. Wells, Herbert G Wells, Herbert G. Wells
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2012
• EAN: 9780141199047
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119904-7
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Serie: The Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics; The Penguin English Library
• Categorie: Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy; FICTION / Science Fiction / General, FICTION / Dystopian, FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, FICTION / Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Dystopian and utopian fiction