It is the mother of all alien invasion stories, and still, in its way, the most compellingly realistic. The biological truth Wells has given us would slow down an alien encounters on Star Trek or Farscape, where intrepid adventurers rarely worry about local languages, much less breathing the local air. The aliens have invaded because they have a fondness for human blood, sucked from living beings (how they discovered they had a taste for us is unclear, but it makes dramatic theater, anyway). If you haven't read Wells, you need to; Wells created a landmark -- he is a thoughtful social commentator, a pioneer of what makes SF intellectually appealing, and a damned fine storyteller, too.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	March 1, 2004
ISBN13	9780809593132
Publishers	Wildside Press
Pages	240
Dimensions	150 × 230 × 10 mm · 358 g
Language	English

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