# The War of the Worlds

by [H. G. Wells](https://localbooks.app/authors/h-g-wells)

- Genres: [퍼스트 콘택트](https://localbooks.app/genres/science-fiction/first-contact), [포스트 아포칼립스](https://localbooks.app/genres/science-fiction/post-apocalyptic)
- Set in: [Woking, 잉글랜드, 영국](https://localbooks.app/places/gb/england/woking); [런던, 잉글랜드, 영국](https://localbooks.app/places/gb/england/london); [화성](https://localbooks.app/places/outer-space/mars) (우주, not a real place)
- Audience: Adult
- Published: 1898
- Pages: 206

## Description

Cylinders fall on the English countryside, and what climbs out is not friendly. Told by a man trying to get home through the chaos, Wells's invasion story set the pattern for a century of alien attacks.

## Where to buy

- [Open Library (ebook)](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL52114W)
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