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The War of the Worlds
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- Narrated by: David Harewood
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Shortlisted for the Best Solo Narration Award at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.
This Penguin Classic is performed by the critically acclaimed actor David Harewood, one of the stars of the television series Homeland. Harewood is also known for his roles in award-winning productions The Night Manager and Blood Diamond. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Brian Aldiss read by Roy McMillan.
The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London. At first, naïve locals approach the cylinder armed just with a white flag - only to be quickly killed by an all-destroying heat-ray, as terrifying tentacled invaders emerge. Soon the whole of human civilisation is under threat, as powerful Martians build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays, and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human prey. The forces of the Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear.
The War of the Worlds has been the subject of countless adaptations, including an Orson Welles radio drama which caused mass panic when it was broadcast, with listeners confusing it for a news broadcast heralding alien invasion; a musical version by Jeff Wayne; and, most recently, Steven Spielberg's 2005 film version, starring Tom Cruise. This Penguin Classics edition includes a full biographical essay on Wells, a further reading list and detailed notes. The introduction, by Brian Aldiss, considers the novel's view of religion and society.
H.G. Wells (1866-1946) was a professional writer and journalist. Among his most popular works are The Time Machine (1895); The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), filmed with Bela Lugosi in 1932, and again in 1996 with Marlon Brando; The Invisible Man (1897); The War of the Worlds (1898); and The First Men in the Moon (1901), which predicted the first lunar landings.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-04-23
Great book but weak narration.
War of the Worlds is considered an SF classic and deservedly so. It was groundbreaking when it was first published and still holds up to this day. The hopeless fight against the invaders, the dark days of alien occupation, ending with humanities "surprise" salvation still affect me after reading the book several times since my first exposure in my childhood.
Unfortunately, the narration is not as good as the source material. I found the narrators breathy delivery and his habit of pausing at odd points in the text distracting, and it tended to pull me out of the story at times.
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- TJ Schreiber
- 10-20-22
A Sci-Fi Classics and Staple
I have seen the movies, the parodies, and references to this famous novel, but I have never read the book before. I pick this up, and I can see why it is so important and beloved. It was still able to surprise me and made me ask questions. If you want to read an early sci-fi story and see where these tropes came from, this book is for you.
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- Nicus
- 12-29-19
Monotonous reading of a classic masterpiece
The novel is a classic, we all know the story... more or less. The original is interestingly different from the many adaptations as movies, radio drama etc. Too bad the narrator is awfully monotonous in his reading.
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- Fraser
- 09-27-22
A compelling read
I have read this book several times but I enjoyed it anew thanks to David Harewood. I disagree with those reviewers who say his performance is "monotonous". I think David's reading builds the suspense at the heart of this novel, which isn't something I fully appreciated in my previous readings of it. One of the best things I've listened to on Audible.
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- Katy hill
- 08-25-22
Epic
What an epic book I’ve listened to this book at least 5 times now and hear new thing every time
Just love it
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- Jane S.
- 06-07-21
A breathless monotone
Such a shame this was not better narrated. It is too quiet (except in a few places where the narrator bellows) and it is delivered throughout in a breathless monotone. And place names mis-pronounced - very irritating...Really wished I'd read it in hard copy instead!
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- Joseph
- 05-10-23
brilliant classic
a well know brilliant classic, but my god someone needs to invent a time machine and give HG wells a thesaurus i am sick of the word tumultuous.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-25-23
Great!
Great story, format and reader. Liked it a lot. A lot. A lot. A lot
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- pegster74
- 02-16-23
Brilliant!
A cult classic, brilliantly narrated by David Harewood! I would definitely recommend it to friends.
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- Darth Andy
- 12-31-22
just what I expected
I have been wanting to read this ever since I listened to Jeff Wayne's musical version way back. this book obviously goes into greater detail and I enjoyed it throughout
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- Growling Cam
- 12-14-22
Middling Performance
David Harewood’s performance felt staccato like to me. The cadence off putting at times. Towards the end, when he read the dialogue of the Artilleryman, he injected some character and life into it. But for the most part, it’s a very level, monotone, stop start performance.
The book itself is of course a classic. The story very much the precursor to many modern alien invasion stories. My only gripe here is the use of the words “tumultuous” and “multitudes”. Almost everything in this novel is described as tumultuous, and more often than not, are multitudinous too.
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- "akahorizon"
- 12-13-22
Brilliance announced
This story that I thought I knew through film and song has just woken me with profound storytelling abilities. An honour to listen to.
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- Steve
- 02-20-20
Riveting classic well read
I've always found the adaptations of this novel enchanting, especially Jeff Wayne's album, but hadn't read the original. I found this really compelling, vivid and evocative. Some of the action scenes are written like a really good film treatment. The narrator is excellent.
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- Marija Radovska
- 08-13-21
Thoroughly frustrating narration.
Lovely voice, but utterly disjointed performance. Excessive breaks in the normal flow of speech; you think a sentence has finished, then he keeps going. Thoroughly frustrating and difficult to listen to, to the point that it detracted so much from the experience of the story, that I had to stop. Couldn't finish it. if there is another version of this available, opt for that one.
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- Ian Andrew Mulcahy
- 02-02-22
Outstanding story
Still one of the very best Sci-Fi stories ever written, it brings a detail and tense story to life.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-28-21
terrible voice .
terrible voice . could hardly understand or keep interested. boring. slow . bad mixing maybe
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- blake stubbo
- 06-09-21
Nail biting intensity mixed with a iconic story.
I would recommend this to any whom enjoy Sci-Fi, thrills and a sense of curiosity.
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When a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802,701 AD, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace. Entranced at first by the Eloi, an elfin species descended from man, he soon realises that this beautiful people are simply remnants of a once-great culture - now weak and childishly afraid of the dark. But they have every reason to be afraid: in deep tunnels beneath their paradise lurks another race descended from humanity - the sinister Morlocks.
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John Banks
- By Anonymous User on 04-12-19
By: H. G. Wells
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The War of the Worlds
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Philippe Duquenoy
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells is an action-packed, science fiction novel that was written in 1897 and is told through the eyes of two brothers who live through an alien invasion. The story is an unbiased account and observation of the alien invasion, and has led to the creation of hundreds of books and movies. H.G. Wells is one of the first authors to tackle the "what if" scenario of an alien invasion.
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Truly fantastic
- By Loren on 08-08-16
By: H. G. Wells
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The War of the Worlds (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
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Well written- always a classic
- By Amanda on 12-06-22
By: H. G. Wells
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The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- By: Orson Welles
- Narrated by: Orson Welles
- Length: 56 mins
- Original Recording
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On the evening of October 30th, 1938, Earth went to war with Mars. Martians invaded New Jersey! Here is the famous panic-inducing broadcast that shook the world, starring Orson Welles.
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The Original
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-16-15
By: Orson Welles
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The Invisible Man
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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A mysterious stranger in a long-sleeved coat, with a bandaged face and wide-brimmed hat, arrives in a small English village. But his incongruous appearance is nothing compared to the secret of the clandestine experiments he is undertaking...With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin - the new guest at The Coach and Horses - is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far more chilling....
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Fun and funnier than expected
- By Woody Blackmore on 05-24-23
By: H. G. Wells
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Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Musical Drama
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: H. G. Wells, Jeff Wayne
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Taron Egerton, Theo James, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
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When H. G. Wells first published The War of The Worlds in 1898, the novel quickly became a sci-fi classic. The story of extraterrestrials from Mars invading Earth captured the public’s imagination, inspiring a famed 1938 radio broadcast with Orson Welles, several feature films, countless video games, and a best-selling musical concept album by Jeff Wayne in 1978, among others.
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Unexpected and Amazing
- By Charles Duncan on 11-30-18
By: H. G. Wells, and others
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The Time Machine
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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When a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802,701 AD, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace. Entranced at first by the Eloi, an elfin species descended from man, he soon realises that this beautiful people are simply remnants of a once-great culture - now weak and childishly afraid of the dark. But they have every reason to be afraid: in deep tunnels beneath their paradise lurks another race descended from humanity - the sinister Morlocks.
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John Banks
- By Anonymous User on 04-12-19
By: H. G. Wells
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The Time Machine (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A scientist and gentleman inventor in industrialized Victorian England claims to have irrefutable proof that time is not simply a concept - it's a whole other dimension. When he reveals the prototype of a time-traveling machine to his peers, he's met with skepticism at first...until he returns one week later, disheveled, bloody, and with a fantastic story to tell.
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Awesome!!
- By Corrie Ameigh on 12-21-18
By: H. G. Wells
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The Dispossessed
- A Novel
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Don Leslie
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.