The War of the Worlds: by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells' classic tale of alien invasion has to this day never been out of print. Like many works of the era, it was originally published as a serial-though the publisher, Pearson's Magazine, demanded to know the ending before committing to publication.The War of the Worlds, with its matter-of-fact narrative style and deft mixture of contemporary science and fictionalized interstellar war machines, became an instant hit. Its themes of colonialism, social Darwinism, good and evil, and tot...