![]() ![]() It all begins as astronomers see explosions on the surface of Mars, after which a "meteor" lands at Horsell Common, Woking - near the protagonists home. We also witness events from unknown protagonist's younger brother who lives in London. ![]() Narrated in the first-person, it is unusual in that we never learn the name of the main protagonist, who is based in Surrey. ![]() The book has been bound in buckram and set in in Founder’s Caslon. Seven unique colour illustrations have been created that pay tribute to this timeless classic. The story is Introduced by noted author Iain Sinclair and illustrated by award winning artist Grahame Baker-Smith. To celebrate this wonderful story, The Folio Society have created a superb bound, illustrated edition. The Guardian has gone as far as to say:Ī true classic that has pointed the way not just for science-fiction writers, but for how we as a civilisation might think of ourselves It's one of the earliest stories to depict conflict with an alien race and has been influential in film, radio, TV, music and even science. The War of the Worlds was originally written in 1897 and it's never been out of print. ![]()
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