World War

Author: [British] H.G. Wells
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Publish Date: 2005-08-25
Features: The novel depicts in the late 19th century, Martians arriving on Earth from a dying Mars, launching a war against humanity. The author portrays the human response to the Martians from the perspective of an eyewitness and participant, but due to the vast technological gap, humans are completely unable to combat the Martians. The Martians destroy cities, slaughter humans, and view humans merely as a lower form of animal, even consuming them as food. Just as the Martians are about to achieve victory, they are all killed by bacteria on Earth.