-A landmark work of science fiction. English original edition- The War of the Worlds was first published serially by Pearson's Magazine in the U.K. and by The Cosmopolitan magazine in the U.S. in 1897. The novel details a catastrophic conflict between humans and extraterrestrial "Martians." It is considered a landmark work of science fiction, and it has inspired numerous adaptations and imitations. It was most memorably dramatised in a 1938 radio programme directed by and starring Orson Welles that allegedly caused public panic among listeners who did not know the Martian invasion was fictional. H. G. Wells, in full Herbert George Wells (England, 1866-1946), was a novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds and such comic novels as Tono-Bungay and The History of Mr. Polly. Astra Series A paperback and e-book series published by Intra. Global readability, Italian charm.