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The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
The War of the Worlds has the force of a night-time report no one quite wants to believe. Into quiet streets, gardens, and country roads comes something that suddenly strips humanity of the feeling that the world is understood and safely its own. Wells evokes not only fear of visitors from the stars, but the strange vertigo of finding humankind cast as the weaker, observed creature. That is what still makes the book so powerful: it turns our gaze upward — and then back upon ourselves.
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- H. G. Wells
- Language
- Czech
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About the author
H. G. Wells was a British writer and one of the founding figures of modern science fiction, turning scientific ideas into gripping stories about the future, fear, and human responsibility. In The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau, he imagined worlds with speed, clarity, and an uneasy question at their centre: what happens when human invention outruns human conscience? His work includes dozens of novels, short stories, essays, popular science books, and social commentaries, often blending imagination with sharp criticism of civilization. Although he wrote boldly about distant futures, Wells came from modest beginnings and passed through life as an apprentice, student, and teacher before becoming a literary force. Perhaps that is why his visions never feel like cold technical dreams, but urgent warnings from a man who understood how thin the line can be between progress and disaster.
About the collection
Strange Worlds and Unsettling Questions
Works that disturb certainty, shift the borders of reality, and open questions without easy answers. This collection belongs to books whose power lies not in calm resolution, but in the unease they leave behind.