It has been 14 years since the Martians invaded England. The world has moved on, always watching the skies but content that we know how to defeat the Martian menace. Machinery looted from the abandoned capsules and war-machines has led to technological leaps forward. The Martians are vulnerable to earth germs. The Army is prepared.
So when the signs of launches on Mars are seen, there seems little reason to worry. Unless you listen to one man, Walter Jenkins, the narrator of Wells' book. He is sure that the Martians have learned, adapted, understood their defeat.
He is right.
Thrust into the chaos of a new invasion, a journalist - sister-in-law to Walter Jenkins - must survive, escape and report on the war.
The Massacre of Mankind has begun
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Stephen Baxter has been at the cutting edge of Sci-Fi for many a year, delievering superb novels for all readers.
Now in the 1st of a new series set after the War of The Wolrds by H.G. Wells. He once again wows us with the sequel. Following the events in the classic 1st novel. Baxter draws us in to the events of the new and improved Martian threat.
His charaters leap of the page and dwell with you long after the final page has been consumed. Bring on the nest in this series!
For readers who like a bit of thought in their Sci-Fi. - Steven (QBD)
Guest, 08/03/2017
