war of the worlds, The - BOOK ONE: HE COMING OF THE MARTIANS: Experience the ultimate Science Fiction classic of alien invasion. Humanity is hunted by towering Martian war machines in a desperate, pulse-pounding struggle for Earth's survival.

They came from the stars not in peace, but to conquer, turning humanity into prey overnight.

As the nineteenth century draws to a close, massive metallic cylinders plummet from the sky into the quiet English countryside. What initially stirs mere curiosity quickly turns into unimaginable dread as the true architects of these falling stars emerge: highly advanced, utterly unsympathetic Martians. Armed with devastating Heat-Rays and impenetrable, towering three-legged war machines, the invader...