The War of the Worlds

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this exhilirating edition of The War of the Worlds. For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive. One fateful night, a shooting star burns across the skies of London. It’s a curiosity, much like the mysterious cylinder discovered on a small village green the next morning. But curiosity turns quickly to terror as fearsome aliens emerge, armed with deadly heat-rays. So begins the War of the Worlds – the battle for humanity, for love, and for Earth itself. ‘The classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best’ - The Times Startlingly modern, the unabridged sci-fi classic The War of The Worlds comes to Puffin Classics for the first time. Complete with quirky, child-friendly illustrations by Brazilian illustrator Henrique Alvim-Corrêa (commissioned by Wells himself), this is the perfect way to introduce upper middle-grade readers to the very best in classic science fiction.