- Fiction, Air warfare, English Science fiction, Classic Literature
Following the development of massive airships, naive Londoner Bert Smallways becomes accidentally involved in a German plot to invade America by air and reduce New York to rubble. But although bombers devastate the city, they cannot overwhelm the coutnry, and their attack leads not to victory but to the beginning of a new and horrific age for humanity.
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Epic, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- H. G. Wells
- First published
- 1908
- Pages
- 297
- Publisher
- B. Tauchnitz, Collins, IndyPublish.com
- Editions
- 54
- Language
- French, und, English
- ISBN
- 9780803298316
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Herbert George Wells was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary.
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