The War of the Worlds is a science fiction classic that imagines a terrifying Martian invasion of Earth. Told through the eyes of an unnamed narrator in Victorian England, the novel depicts the sudden, devastating arrival of technologically superior alien forces that lay waste to cities and humanity's confidence in its dominance. With chilling realism and visionary imagination, H. G. Wells explores the fragility of civilization and the arrogance of empire. One of the earliest and most influential alien invasion stories ever written, The War of the Worlds remains a powerful tale of survival, fear, and the unknown.