"H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (Hines film) H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (a.k.a. The Classic War of the Worlds or just War of the Worlds) is the first of three reworked direct-to-video film versions, first appearing in 2005, that adapts H. G. Wells' novel of the same name about a Martian invasion of southern England. This version, noted for its faithfulness to Wells's novel, was produced by the independent film company Pendragon Pictures. Unlike the adaptations set in the current day United States, this was the first film set in the novel's original 1898"
"The Gate of Worlds The Gate of Worlds is an alternate history novel by American writer Robert Silverberg. It was first published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston in the United States in 1967. The first UK hardcover edition was published by Gollancz in 1978. The Black Death killed three fourths of the European population, delaying progress and, ultimately, the Industrial Revolution. Most of Central Europe was conquered by the Ottoman Empire, which occupied it until the twentieth century, leaving it in no shape for colonization of much of the non-European world as in our timeline. Constantinople was conquered in 1420,"
"The War of the End of the World The War of the End of the World () is a 1981 novel written by Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa. It is a novelization of the War of Canudos conflict in late 19th-century Brazil. In the midst of the economic decline — following drought and the end of slavery — in the province of Bahia in Northeastern Brazil, the poor of the backlands are attracted by the charismatic figure and simple religious teachings of Antonio Conselheiro, called ""The Counselor"", who preaches that the end of the world is imminent and that the"
"Winter of the World Winter of the World is a historical novel written by the Welsh-born author Ken Follett, published in 2012. It is the second book in the ""Century Trilogy"". Revolving about a family saga that covers the interrelated experiences of American, Russian, German and British families during the 20th century. The novel follows the second generation of those families, born to the main characters of the first novel, ""Fall of Giants"", and is followed by a further generation of those families in the third and final book in the series, ""Edge of Eternity"". The story starts in 1933,"
"which never amounted to much, and there was no tide of European overseas expansion and colonization. However, by the Twentieth Century, both Christians and Muslims have reached America, and are busy colonizing it, in conflict both with its natives and with each other. The Gate of Worlds The Gate of Worlds is an alternate history novel by American writer Robert Silverberg. It was first published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston in the United States in 1967. The first UK hardcover edition was published by Gollancz in 1978. The Black Death killed three fourths of the European population, delaying progress and,"
"The Killing of Worlds The Killing of Worlds is a science fiction novel by American writer Scott Westerfeld. The events detailed below immediately follow those of the novel ""The Risen Empire"". Imperial Captain Laurent Zai is sent on a suicide mission to defeat an incursion by the Rix, a space-faring nation who worship planet-sized artificial intelligences (AIs). The planet he is protecting from the Rix is home to a newly emergent AI named Alexander, which the local population is helpless to remove. Although severely outclassed, and in spite of deadly mutineers, Captain Zai is successful in destroying his Rix opponent;"
"dead has arisen to wreck vengeance. The War of the Known World quadrology focuses on the Three facing war that is started by the Merchant turned Emperor Talquist, who used the scale of Twilight to manipulate the scales to rise to power. Various other characters are introduced and supporting characters make a stronger appearance in the trilogy, at the heart of it all Rhapsody must come forth from being a mother to being the Iliachenva’ar once again in order to save her friends and family from annihilation. Elizabeth Haydon Elizabeth Haydon (born 1965) is an American fantasy author. She has"
"The Book of the War The Book of the War is a hypertext multi-author novel presented in the form of an encyclopedia of the first 50 years of the War in the Faction Paradox universe based on the ""Doctor Who"" universe. The book was edited by Lawrence Miles, and written by Miles, Simon Bucher-Jones, Daniel O'Mahony, Ian McIntire, Mags L. Halliday, Helen Fayle, Philip Purser-Hallard, Kelly Hale, Jonathan Dennis, and Mark Clapham. Although various plot threads can be found in the book, its real value lies in the wealth of ideas on display. It's primarily a guide to many of"
"1898. ""The War of the Worlds"" was reprinted in the United States in 1927, a year after the [[Golden Age of Science Fiction] was created by [[Hugo Gernsback]] in ""[[Amazing Stories]]"". [[John W. Campbell]], another key editor of the era, and periodic short story writer, published several alien invasion stories in the 1930s. Many well-known science fiction writers were to follow, including [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Clifford Simak]], plus [[Robert A. Heinlein]] who wrote ""[[The Puppet Masters]]"" in 1953. The most well-known alien invasion scenarios involve the aliens landing on Earth, destroying or abducting people, fighting and defeating Earth's"
"what he calls the ""Western canon"". As he did later on with ""La Fiesta Del Chivo"" (""The Feast of the Goat""), Vargas Llosa tackles a huge number of characters and stories caught during a time of strife, interweaving these in way that gives us a picture of what it was to live in those times. The War of the End of the World The War of the End of the World () is a 1981 novel written by Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa. It is a novelization of the War of Canudos conflict in late 19th-century Brazil. In the midst"
"Wonder of the Worlds Wonder of the Worlds by Sesh Heri, published 2005 by Lost Continent Library, is the first in a trilogy of novels featuring secret agent Harry Houdini facing off against a Martian invasion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the first installment, ""Wonder of the Worlds"", Nikola Tesla, Mark Twain and Houdini pursue Martian agents who have stolen a powerful crystal from Tesla at the historically pivotal 1893 Columbia Exposition in Chicago. Along for the ride aboard Tesla's airship are other historical figures, reporters Lillie West and George Ade, as well as Kolman Czito,"
"start of the First World War in 1914 there were hundreds of authors writing invasion literature, often topping the best seller lists in Germany, France, England and the United States. During the period it is estimated over 400 invasion works were published. Probably the best known work was H. G. Wells's ""The War of the Worlds"" (1898), bearing plot similarities to ""The Battle of Dorking"" but with a science fiction theme. In 1907, Wells wrote ""The War in the Air"", a cautionary tale depicting purely human invasions: a German invasion of the US triggers off a worldwide chain of attacks"
"Stephen Baxter published his own sequel to ""The War of the Worlds"", ""The Massacre of Mankind"". Baxter read ""Global Dispatches"" before writing his novel; in Baxter's work, the Martian invasion occurred in 1907, and by the 1920s Edgar Rice Burroughs is known for his ""sagas of human heroes biffling the Martians on their own home soil"". Mars: The Home Front ""Mars: The Home Front"" is a short story by George Alec Effinger, published in """". It is a crossover between H. G. Wells' ""The War of the Worlds"" and Edgar Rice Burroughs' ""Barsoom"" series. The story is narrated first-person, in"
"humanity has split into two distinct species, the elfin Eloi and the brutal Morlocks. Later in the story, the time traveler moves forward to a dying Earth beneath a swollen red sun. ""The War of the Worlds"" (1898) depicts an invasion of Earth by inhabitants of the planet Mars. The aliens systematically destroy Victorian England with advanced weaponry mounted on nearly indestructible vehicles. Due to the (in)famous radio adaptation of the novel by Orson Welles on his show, ""The Mercury Theatre on the Air"", the novel has become one of the best known early apocalyptic works. It has subsequently been"
"The War of the Roses (novel) The War of the Roses (1981) is a novel by Warren Adler. ""The War of the Roses"" tells the story of Jonathan and Barbara Rose, and their descent from a picturesque family life into a world of macabre self-destruction. The novel begins quietly, introducing us to Jonathan and Barbara as they are introduced to each other for the first time. Fast forward some years, and they are living the good life in a Washington, D.C. suburb. They have the dream house, filled with a lifetime’s worth of antiques they’ve collected, two children (Eve and"
"H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (comics) H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds is a comic adaptation of H. G. Wells' ""The War of the Worlds"" by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli. The same team earlier created the comic ""Scarlet Traces"", and several characters from it can be seen in this series, as well as this series reusing the designs of the Martians and their machines. In July 2006, Pendragon Pictures announced in a press release that the comic possessed visual similarities to Pendragon's film ""H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds"". Pendragon set up a website"
"Conflict of the Ages The Conflict of the Ages is a book series written by American religious author Ellen G. White (1827-1915). The books follow the Biblical history of the world, with special focus on the conflict between Christ and Satan. The series starts with the pre-creation rebellion of Satan in Heaven, then moves on to the creation of the earth, the fall of Adam and Eve into sin, the Old Testament, the birth and ministry of Jesus until His ascension, then the early Christian church, the Dark Ages, the Protestant reformation, the last days of earth's history, the second"
"Conflict of the Ages The Conflict of the Ages is a book series written by American religious author Ellen G. White (1827-1915). The books follow the Biblical history of the world, with special focus on the conflict between Christ and Satan. The series starts with the pre-creation rebellion of Satan in Heaven, then moves on to the creation of the earth, the fall of Adam and Eve into sin, the Old Testament, the birth and ministry of Jesus until His ascension, then the early Christian church, the Dark Ages, the Protestant reformation, the last days of earth's history, the second"
"""The War of the Worlds"", Campbell's Soup signed on as sponsor. ""The Mercury Theatre on the Air"" made its last broadcast December 4, 1938, and ""The Campbell Playhouse"" began December 9, 1938. The series made its debut with Welles's adaptation of ""Rebecca"", with guest stars Margaret Sullavan and Mildred Natwick. The radio drama was the first adaptation of the 1938 novel by Daphne Du Maurier; the author was interviewed live from London at the conclusion of the broadcast. Bernard Herrmann had time to compose a complete score for ""Rebecca"". ""It was absolutely beautiful,"" said associate producer Paul Stewart, ""and it"
"humans (for example, a fictional invasion of England by a hostile France strongly influenced Wells' depiction of a Martian invasion). In 1898, H. G. Wells published ""The War of the Worlds"", depicting the invasion of Victorian England by Martians equipped with advanced weaponry. It is now seen as the seminal alien invasion story and Wells is credited with establishing several extraterrestrial themes which were later greatly expanded by science fiction writers in the 20th Century, including first contact and war between planets and their differing species. However, there were stories of aliens and alien invasion prior to publication of ""The"
"the invaders and takes back the Earth. Six weeks after publication of the novel, ""The Boston Post"" newspaper published another alien invasion story, an unauthorized sequel to ""The War of the Worlds"", which turned the tables on the invaders. ""Edison's Conquest of Mars"" was written by Garrett P. Serviss, a now little-remembered writer, who described the famous inventor Thomas Edison leading a counterattack against the invaders on their home soil. Though this is actually a sequel to ""Fighters from Mars"", a revised and unauthorised reprint of ""War of the Worlds"", they both were first printed in the ""Boston Post"" in"
"Up the Walls of the World Up the Walls of the World is a 1978 science fiction novel by the American author Alice Sheldon who wrote under the pen name of James Tiptree, Jr. It was the first novel she published having until then worked and built a reputation only in the field of short stories. The novel explores the possibility that telepathy and other psychic phenomena are real. It sympathetically describes an attempt to invade the Earth by beings with advanced telepathic abilities from the planet Tyree. It considers the subject of sentience in different life forms inhabiting widely"
"Worldwar: Striking the Balance Worldwar: Striking the Balance is an alternate history novel by American writer Harry Turtledove. It is the fourth and final novel of the Worldwar tetralogy, as well as the fourth installment in the extended Worldwar series that includes the Colonization trilogy and the novel Homeward Bound. In this book, while the Race considers total annihilation or continuing hostilities, the humans make a stand for the sovereignty of the planet. At the beginning of 1944, the Battle of Chicago has ended with the Race's forces decimated as a result of an American atomic bomb detonated in the"
"arrested for treason. Immediately before her trial, Laurent shares the Emperor's secret, and she exposes his story to the entire population. The Killing of Worlds The Killing of Worlds is a science fiction novel by American writer Scott Westerfeld. The events detailed below immediately follow those of the novel ""The Risen Empire"". Imperial Captain Laurent Zai is sent on a suicide mission to defeat an incursion by the Rix, a space-faring nation who worship planet-sized artificial intelligences (AIs). The planet he is protecting from the Rix is home to a newly emergent AI named Alexander, which the local population is"
"Battle of the Worlds Battle of the Worlds () is a 1961 Italian science fiction film directed by Antonio Margheriti, starring Claude Rains, Bill Carter and Maya Brent. The Italian title translates as ""The Planet of Extinct Men"". Dr. Fred Steele (Umberto Orsini) and Eve Barnett (Maya Brent) work together at an astronomical station on a bucolic island. Steele has just had his request for a transfer approved, and he and Eve look forward to leaving the island and getting married. However, their budding romance is quickly put on hold as the station's scientists learn they must deal with a"
"The Worlds of Shadow The Worlds of Shadow is a fantasy novel trilogy by Lawrence Watt-Evans. There are three worlds in the story. There is a fantasy world where magic works and the planet is literally the centre of the universe, a science fiction world containing ""faster than light"" travel and blaster technology and finally the real world set in the present day. This allows the story to combine elements of science fiction and fantasy. Pel's world is in the midst of a war between two other worlds which is now spilling into his own world, but in each of"
"The Long War (novel) The Long War is a science fiction novel by British writers Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. It is a sequel to their parallel-Earth novel ""The Long Earth"". This book is the second in a five-book series. A generation after the events of The Long Earth, mankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by Stepping. Where Joshua and Lobsang once pioneered, now fleets of airships link the stepwise Americas with trade and culture. Mankind is shaping the Long Earth—but in turn the Long Earth is shaping mankind. A new ""America"", called Valhalla, is emerging more"
"Master of the World (novel) Master of the World (), published in 1904, is one of the last novels by French pioneer science fiction writer, Jules Verne. It is a sequel to ""Robur the Conqueror"". At the time Verne wrote the novel, his health was failing. ""Master of the World"" is a ""black novel,"" filled with foreboding and fear of the rise of tyrants such as the novel's villain, Robur, and totalitarianism. Set in the summer of 1903, a series of unexplained events occur across the Eastern United States, caused by objects moving with such great speed that they are"
"(1895), and ""The War of the Worlds"" (1898) which describes an invasion of late Victorian England by Martians, and Wells is seen, along with Frenchman Jules Verne (1828–1905), as a major figure in the development of the science fiction genre. He also wrote realistic fiction about the lower middle class in novels like ""Kipps"" (1905) and ""The History of Mr Polly"" (1910). Penny dreadful publications were an alternative to mainstream works, and were aimed at working class adolescents, introducing the infamous Sweeney Todd. The premier ghost story writer of the 19th century was the Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu. His"
"The Eye of the World The Eye of the World is a fantasy novel by American writer Robert Jordan, the first book of ""The Wheel of Time"" series. It was published by Tor Books and released on January 16, 1990. The unabridged audiobook is read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. Upon first publication, ""The Eye of the World"" consisted of one prologue and 53 chapters, with an additional prologue authored upon re-release. On January 2, 2002, ""The Eye of the World"" was re-released as two separate books aimed at a young adult literature market, with larger text and a"
"Worldwar: Tilting the Balance Worldwar: Tilting the Balance is an alternate history novel by American writer Harry Turtledove. It is the second book in the Worldwar tetralogy, as well as the extended Worldwar series that includes the Colonization trilogy and the novel ""Homeward Bound"". In the novel, the major world powers struggle to develop the first human atomic bombs with material taken from the invading aliens known as The Race. As the year 1943 begins, the Race attempts to consolidate its hold over Latin America, Africa, and Australia while engaged in a fierce struggle with the advanced nations of the"
"War of the Worlds"". Voltaire's ""Micromégas"" (1752) includes two aliens, from Saturn and Sirius, who are of immense size and visit the Earth out of curiosity. Initially, they believe the planet is uninhabited, due to the difference in scale between them and human beings. When they discover the haughty Earth-centric views of Earth philosophers, they are very much amused by how important Earth beings think they are compared to actual titans such as themselves. In 1892, Robert Potter, an Australian clergyman, published ""The Germ Growers"" in London. It describes a covert invasion by aliens who take on the appearance of"
"The Forever War The Forever War (1974) is a military science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, telling the contemplative story of soldiers fighting an interstellar war between Man and the Taurans. It won the Nebula Award in 1975, and the Hugo and the Locus awards in 1976. ""Forever Free"" (1999) and ""Forever Peace"" (1997) are, respectively, direct and thematic sequel novels. The novella ""A Separate War"" (1999) is another sequel of sorts, occurring simultaneously to the final portion of ""The Forever War"". Informally, the novels compose The Forever War series; the novel also inspired a comic book and"