{"product_id":"2940171780395","title":"The War of the Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by \u003ci\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e in the UK and by \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians. The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plot has been related to invasion literature of the time. The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionary theory, British imperialism, and generally Victorian superstitions, fears and prejudices. At the time of publication, it was classified as a scientific romance, like Wells' earlier novel \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e has been both popular (having never been out of print) and influential, spawning half a dozen feature films, radio dramas, a record album, various comic book adaptations, a television series, and sequels or parallel stories by other authors. It was most memorably dramatized in a 1938 radio program that allegedly caused public panic among listeners who did not know the Martian invasion was fictional.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kristin Hurd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150949138672,"sku":"2940171780395","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940171780395_p0.jpg?v=1763744589","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940171780395","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}