The War of the Worlds

ISBN: 1681376091

Author: Wells, H. G.

Condition: New

Now in paperback, and accompanied by Edward's Gorey's masterful, timelessly haunting illustrations, H. G. Wells's classic story of alien invasion.When massive, intelligent aliens from Mars touch down in Victorian England and threaten to destroy the civilized world, humanitys vaunted knowledge proves to be of little use.First published in 1898, H. G. Wellss masterpiece of speculative fiction has thrilled and delighted generations of readers, spawned countless imitations, and inspired dramatizations by such masters as Orson Welles and Steven Spielberg. The War of the Worlds is a fantasy that is startlingly up-to-date yet in touch with the most ancient of human fears.In 1960, Edward Gorey prepared a set of his inimitable pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate a new edition of The War of the Worlds for the legendary Looking Glass Library. Characteristically quirky, elegant, and entrancing, Goreys visual take on Wellss seminal tour de force was unavailable until 2005, when NYRB Classics reissued it in a special hardcover edition.Now in paperback, this edition brings back for todays readers a richly rewarding collaboration between two modern masters of all thats wonderful and strange.