Resultados para "War Primer" en Clásicos

Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre’s production of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, the timeless masterpiece made famous by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre On The Air on October 30, 1938, comes to life again in this engaging audio theatre performance featuring a stellar cast of voice actors, original music, sound effects, and background ambiences.

When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the aliens traverse the country in huge three-legged machines, incinerating all in their path with a heat ray and spreading noxious toxic gases, the people of the Earth must come to terms with the prospect of the end of human civilization and the beginning of Martian rule.

The novel begins with humans watching the skies closely, fascinated with the worlds beyond Earth’s atmosphere. As astronomers and scientists hone in on some strange occurrences on Mars, their observations soon become frightening - humans are not the only intelligent beings, and those other beings are also curious about humans. Alien spacecraft starts crashing into England and as Martians emerge from the ships, they begin terrorizing the Earth and bringing destruction with every step.

A metallic cylinder falls to earth, landing in the sands of Horsell Common, Surrey, generating curiosity and awe. But what's inside soon induces only terror. The story that unfolds is a breathless first-person account of an inconceivable reality: an extraterrestrial war has been waged on the planet.

"Mentre avanzavo mi convinsi sempre più che, in quella parte del mondo, fatta eccezione per qualche sbandato come me, lo sterminio dell'umanità era ormai compiuto". "La guerra dei mondi" ("The War of the Worlds") è uno dei primi romanzi del genere fantascientifico ed è anche l'opera più famosa di Wells.

H.G. Wells set the standard for futuristic literature that teemed with both social commentary and a prescient view of the world to come. Here, we present The Island of Doctor Moreau and The War of the Worlds, two of the most popular and thrilling science fiction novels ever created. First, meet Edward Prendick as he tries to navigate the island where he has been stranded, where the enigmatic Doctor Moreau conducts his unnatural experiments. Then follow the narrator as he describes the unthinkable: an invasion of Earth by the inhabitants of Mars. Can mankind survive?

H.G. Wells set the standard for futuristic literature that teemed with both social commentary and a prescient view of the world to come. Here, we present The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds, two of the most popular and thrilling science fiction novels ever created. First, travel with a scientist named Griffin who develops an ingenious serum that can render people completely invisible. Then follow the narrator as he describes the unthinkable: a deadly and terrifying invasion of Earth by the inhabitants of Mars. Can mankind survive?

H.G. Wells (1866 -1946)—the master of the genre—created his "scientific romances" and set the standard for futuristic literature that teemed with both social commentary and a prescient view of the world to come. Here, we present The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, two of the most popular and thrilling science-fiction novels ever created...together in one volume.