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The War of the worlds

The ultimate tale of Earth's invasion, written by one of the fathers of the science fiction genre. They came from a depleted, dying planet. Their target: the riches of a moist, green Earth. With horrifyingly advanced machines of destruction, they began their inexorable conquest. The war for Earth seemed destined to be ... but was it?

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  • "Bob 'King Crawford's War of the Worlds"
  • "Man who could work miracles"@en
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  • "The ultimate tale of Earth's invasion, written by one of the fathers of the science fiction genre. They came from a depleted, dying planet. Their target: the riches of a moist, green Earth. With horrifyingly advanced machines of destruction, they began their inexorable conquest. The war for Earth seemed destined to be ... but was it?"@en
  • "Human beings struggle against invading Martians who also possess superior technology."@en
  • "Armed with heat-rays in their huge and terrifying machines, Martians attack earth. Nothing can stop them, every weapon used against the Martians fails to stop their advance."@en
  • "The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London. At first, naive locals approach the cylinder armed just with a white flag - only to be quickly killed by an all-destroying heat-ray, as terrifying tentacled invaders emerge. Soon the whole of human civilisation is under threat, as powerful Martians build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays, and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human prey. The forces of the earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear."
  • "England is attacked by Martians. Panic erupts as the the countryside goes up in flames. H.G. Wells classic science fiction."
  • "The daring portrayal of aliens landing on English soil, with its themes of interplanetary imperialism, technological holocaust and chaos, is central to the career of H.G. Wells, who died at the dawn of the atomic age. The survival of mankind in the face of "vast and cool and unsympathetic" scientific powers spinning out of control was a crucial theme throughout his work."
  • "H.G. Wells' chilling story of the invasion of Earth by Martians. Mass evacuation begins in panic as nations unite in an effort to repel the aliens."@en
  • "Leonard Nimoy reads an abridged version of H.G. Wells' science fiction novel about a Martian invasion of the Earth."
  • "Leonard Nimoy reads an abridged version of H.G. Wells' science fiction novel about a Martian invasion of the Earth."@en
  • "Ten creatures land in England and threaten the existence of humankind."@en
  • "A fictional account of a Martian invasion of earth."
  • "A recording of the famous 1938 CBS dramatisation of this early science fiction novel."@en
  • "As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth."
  • "As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth."@en
  • "Ten huge and tireless creatures land in England and, using their deadly rays and crushing strength, threaten the very existence of humankind. -- from publisher."@en
  • ""No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own ..." The classic alien invasion novel by "The Father of Science Fiction" H.G. Wells."@en
  • "The Martians, a loathsome tough highly organized race, invade England and, with their superior weapons, subdue and prey on the people."
  • "Author H.G. Wells, deeply committed to social improvement in turn-of-the-century Britain, used extra-terrestrial invasion to predict the results of a not-entirely-impossible violent upheaval in contemporary society: for "Martians" read "bolsheviks." His book is social prophecy of the first order and only coincidentally one of the great works of science fiction."@en
  • "Sci-fi classic."
  • "England is attacked by Martians and panic erupts as the the countryside goes up in flames."
  • "A turn-of-the-century English village is invaded by horrifying monsters from Mars."
  • "Pat Crowley and Dana Andrews star in this full cast version of H.G. Wells' classic novel."
  • "Unabridged."@en
  • "At the turn of the century Martians invade Earth, landing in Surrey. All human weapons prove useless against the creatures as they advance on London, wreaking havoc and destruction."
  • "The classic science fiction thriller describing the Martian invasion of Earth."
  • "When a Martian spacecraft lands on Woking Common, mankind is terrorised by aliens in tall, armoured capsules which stalk the countryside on three legs. The machines wreak havoc on London and the Southern Counties, and survivors are driven underground. Scientist John Nicholson (Paul Daneman) tells how he was plunged into a paralysing nightmare of stark terror, savage madness and utter destruction. Martin Jarvis, Peter Sallis and Anthony Jackson also feature in this thrilling six-part dramatisation of HG Wells' book, first broadcast on Radio 4 in 1967."
  • "When a Martian spacecraft lands on Woking Common, mankind is terrorised by aliens in tall, armoured capsules which stalk the countryside on three legs. The machines wreak havoc on London and the Southern Counties, and survivors are driven underground. Scientist John Nicholson (Paul Daneman) tells how he was plunged into a paralysing nightmare of stark terror, savage madness and utter destruction. Martin Jarvis, Peter Sallis and Anthony Jackson also feature in this thrilling six-part dramatisation of HG Wells' book, first broadcast on Radio 4 in 1967."@en
  • "Based on the H.G. Wells story, the broadcast frightened half the country when it was reported that a huge object fell on a farm in Grover Mill, New Jersey."@en
  • "An abridged reading of H.G. Wells' book War of the worlds."@en
  • "The Martians, a loathsome though highly organized race, invade England."@en
  • "An unabridged reading of H. G. Wells' book War of the worlds."
  • "Join actors from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation as they recreate this classic radio thriller. The breathless pace and convincing details make it clear why the 1938 broadcast of an "eyewitness report" of an invasion from Mars caused a nationwide panic. Originally directed by Orson Welles and performed by his Mercury Theatre of the Air, The War of the Worlds is an adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel of the same name. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring John de Lancie, Meagan Fay, Jerry Hardin, Gates McFadden, Leonard Nimoy, Daryl Schultz, Armin Shimerman, Brent Spiner, Tom Virtue and Wil Wheaton."@en
  • "This classic science-fiction thriller that terrified thousands of Americans when it was broadcasted over the radio in 1938 vividly describes an alien invasion of Earth."@en
  • "Recounts the experiences of a man and his brother in Surrey and London as Earth is invaded by Martians."@en
  • "A mysterious missile arrives from outer space containing men from Mars. At first the Martians are not taken seriously, eventually, however, everything in their path is destroyed and they take over the world."@en
  • ""One of the most famous radio dramas brought up to date. The Martians invade and destroy our Civilization. With Dana Andrews, Pat Crowley, William Conrad ... broadcast heard February 8, 1955"--Container insert."@en
  • "GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own. . ." So begins The War of the Worlds, the novel that made Wells famous and has enthralled and terrified for almost 100 years. Ten huge and tireless creatures land in England and, using their deadly rays and crushing strength, threaten the very existence of humankind. Wells' classic is not just groundbreaking science fiction, it is a shocking social parable about man's inhumanity to man."
  • "An unabridged reading of H.G. Wells' book War of the worlds."@en
  • "When a Martian spacecraft lands on Woking Common, mankind is terrorized by aliens in tall, armored capsules which stalk the countryside on three legs. The machines wreak havoc on London and the Southern Counties, and survivors are driven underground. Scientist John Nicholson tells how he was plunged into a paralyzing nightmare of stark terror, savage madness and utter destruction."@en
  • "This tale describes the Martian invasion of Earth. Following the landing in England of ten huge and indefatigable creatures, complete chaos erupts. Using their fiery heat rays and monstrous strength, the heartless aliens threaten the future existence of all life on Earth."
  • ""No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own..." The classic alien invasion novel by "The Father of Science Fiction" H.G. Wells."
  • "A chilling story of the invasion of Earth by Martians. Mass evacuation begins in panic as nations unite in an effort to repel the aliens.--"@en
  • "Presents H.G. Wells's classic, 'The war of the worlds', in which an intellectually superior race from Mars invades Earth with plans to take over the planet."@en
  • "A recorded adaptation of the novel designed to stimulate interest in reading."@en
  • "An unabridged version of the author's work."
  • "Presents an adaptation of H.G. Wells' story of the same title about an invasion of space creatures at Grovers Mills, N.J."@en
  • "An English astronomer, in company with an artilleryman, a country curate, and others, struggle to survive the invasion of Earth by Martians in 1894."@en

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