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The War of the Worlds
About the book
Martians land in the English countryside and unleash heat-rays and towering war-machines on a helpless humanity. Wells's original alien-invasion novel — cool, journalistic, and terrifying — set the template for a century of science fiction.
Author H. G. WellsFirst published 1898Listening time ~6 hoursLanguage EnglishPrice Free
Why listen to it on ReadLoft
The first-person 'eyewitness' reporting is chillingly immediate aloud (it once panicked a radio audience).
Perfect for: Sci-fi fans and anyone who likes their apocalypse classic.
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