La guerra de los mundos

H. G. Wells

Apr 2018 · Literatura Universal Book 203 · LA CASE Books · AI-narrated by Luis (from Google)

About this audiobook

La guerra de los mundos es una novela de ciencia ficción escrita por H. G. Wells, publicada por primera vez en 1898. La acción del libro se desarrolla en Inglaterra a principios del siglo veinte, cuando la humanidad es sorprendida por la llegada de varios cilindros procedentes del planeta Marte.

En su interior transportan habitantes de ese mundo dispuestos a tomar por la fuerza el nuestro. Armados con tecnología superior, los marcianos empiezan a aniquilar a todos los seres humanos que se les cruzan por el camino. El nivel tecnológico de los marcianos supera por mucho al de la humanidad en esa época, y somos testigos mas de una masacre por parte de los invasores de que de una guerra propiamente dicha. 

About the author

H. G. Wells was born in Bromley, England on September 21, 1866. After a limited education, he was apprenticed to a draper, but soon found he wanted something more out of life. He read widely and got a position as a student assistant in a secondary school, eventually winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Science in South Kensington, where he studied biology. He graduated from London University in 1888 and became a science teacher. He also wrote for magazines. When his stories began to sell, he left teaching to write full time. He became an author best known for science fiction novels and comic novels. His science fiction novels include The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Wonderful Visit, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon, and The Food of the Gods. His comic novels include Love and Mr. Lewisham, Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, The History of Mr. Polly, and Tono-Bungay. He also wrote several short story collections including The Stolen Bacillus, The Plattner Story, and Tales of Space and Time. He died on August 13, 1946 at the age of 79.