A beautiful new edition of the science-fiction classic, soon to be a major BBC drama.

A true classic that has pointed the way not just for science-fiction writers, but for how we as a civilisation might think of ourselves * Guardian * The War of the Worlds remains the barometer by which all extra-terrestrial invasions are measured, from V to Independence Day to Arrival * Irish Times * The classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best * The Times * Wells occupies an honoured place in science fiction -- Kingsley Amis A born story-teller -- J.B. Priestly Wells is the Shakespeare of science fiction * Brian Aldiss *

H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world's oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wells' controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.