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100 _aWells, H.G
245 4 _aThe War of the Worlds
260 _bOrion Books Ltd
260 _c2004
300 _a172
520 _aH.G. Wells's hugely influential book tracks the exploits of a writer who struggles to survive an alien invasion of Victorian England. After seeing the monstrous Martians firsthand, the narrator attempts to evade their destructive mechanized vehicles and must stay on the run to avoid detection. As he meets other desperate humans, he becomes increasingly pessimistic about any chance of survival.
650 _aFiction
650 _aScience Fiction
942 _2DDC
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