Edison's Conquest of Mars (Paperback)

from BruceCoulson

A historical curiousity, that ought to be read on that basis. It was influential in the genre, even more so when you consider that a young Robert Goddard was inspired by both War of the Worlds and its 'sequel', reading a copy of the latter as late as 1929. Not a great book, certainly; but read an...

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This was an American sequel to H G Wells' War of the Worlds, or to be more precise a sequel to an unauthorised American version of the novel, with the action transferred from suburban London to Boston, Massachusetts. This sequel was also published in 1898 soon after Wells' novel. In fear of a sec...

from pgimmo

When you consider when this was written it is just incredible. Spaceships, spacesuits, lasers etc. Great fun, if not a little tub-thumping. No relation to the War of the Worlds, mind, but a fantastically readable adventure all the same.

from pgimmo

When you consider when this was written it is just incredible. Spaceships, spacesuits, lasers etc. Great fun, if not a little tub-thumping. No relation to the War of the Worlds, mind, but a fantastically readable adventure all the same.