The War of the Worlds

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invasion literature novel science fiction novel

The War of the Worlds is a classic science fiction novel depicting a devastating Martian invasion of Earth and humanity’s struggle to survive.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	invasion literature → novel → science fiction novel →
adaptedAs	comic → film → radio drama → stage production → television series →
author	H. G. Wells →
centralTheme	Martian invasion of Earth → conflict between technology and humanity → human vulnerability → imperialism as invasion metaphor →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
depicts	collapse of human military resistance → mass destruction in London →
featuresTechnology	black smoke → heat-ray → tripods →
firstPublicationForm	serial →
firstPublishedIn	Cosmopolitan magazine → Pearson's Magazine →
genre	alien invasion fiction → apocalyptic fiction → science fiction →
hasIllustrationsBy	Henrique Alvim Corrêa → Warwick Goble →
hasSequelInSpirit	The War of the Worlds (various unofficial sequels) →
influenced	alien invasion genre → science fiction literature →
literaryPeriod	Victorian literature →
mainAntagonists	Martians →
mediaType	print →
narrativePerspective	first-person →
notableAdaptation	Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds → The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama) → The War of the Worlds (1953 film) → War of the Worlds (2005 film) →
originalLanguage	English →
partOfMovement	early science fiction →
protagonistOccupation	writer →
publicationYear	1898 →
publisher	William Heinemann →
radioAdaptationDirector	Orson Welles →
radioAdaptationYear	1938 →
resolutionDevice	Martians killed by terrestrial microbes →
settingLocation	England → London → Surrey →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Herbert George Wells → Mercury Theatre ("The War of the Worlds (radio drama)") → Orson Welles ("The War of the Worlds (radio drama)") → Steven Spielberg ("War of the Worlds") →	notableWork
Mercury Theatre ("The War of the Worlds broadcast panic") → Woking →	knownFor
The War of the Worlds ("The War of the Worlds (various unofficial sequels)") →	hasSequelInSpirit
Woking →	inspiredWork
Byfleet →	mentionedIn
The War of the Worlds ("The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)") →	notableAdaptation
John Houseman ("The War of the Worlds (radio drama)") →	produced
The Island of Doctor Moreau →	relatedWork