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War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells

All hell breaks loose, when the mysterious cylinder from Outer Space burst open and living things come out of it, who want nothing but war. But this war is nothing like all the wars men had to fight all this time, this is not a war between countries, states, cultures or even men. This was a War Of The Worlds. 

Written by H.G. Wells, War of the Worlds is another one of his science fiction works. War of the Worlds is the perfect portrait of one of the most basic existential fears of humans: What happens when we come face to face with a more advanced species than our own? How can we fight back? Or can we? Will the Darwinian law take it's toll on us too? 

The author has done a great job in trying to convey the seriousness and scale of the plot to his best abilities. The introduction to the cylinders and the the slow scale building was also quite helpful in the story telling process. Story was told from multiple point of views was good for creating the confusion and portraying the chaos that was going on. 

Author has also done a great job in bringing many interesting and unique characters into the story. Like the curate who is in paramount dread after being trapped right in front of the Martians. He loses his mind to fear soon enough and reverts to the basics he learned when he was a kid, bible verses. Even though the author was not a military man he has accurately portrayed the mental toll of war on a soldier, how enough pressure and fear can make a man go mad. Also the artilleryman who talks big on leading a war from underground but is not ready to do what it takes to achieve his grandiose plan. That is a perfect picture of most men right there. All Plan and No Action.
The novel also tries to point out that the violence our world has to face under a superior Martian force would only be just, when we consider how we humans have treated the native populations of the newly discovered continents. Maybe the author was also trying to give a picture of how being colonized looks like.

Authors selection of various traits of the Martians were also quite fascinating and very good for the jarring abhorrence effect. The novel also works a horror fiction. All the scenes in the book during the night rain was truly thrilling and engaging to read. The climax was also phenomenal. We never know who may come to our aid in troubled times.
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