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buffyb's review
5.0
You can read about my thoughts about this book here: http://storytimewithbuffy.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/the-martian-war/
mayoroffailure's review
2.0
Now we finally have some answers.
Apparently H.G. Wells not only wrote the most famous alien invasion book in history, he actually lived through it. This is the premise of Mr. Anderson's novel, and it is a great premise at that. Not only does it star H.G. at its core but also throws in several other characters from movies and books from the same time period as War of the Worlds.
The story chronicles a potential invasion by Martian forces and the fight to stop it. This book has two major things going for it, it is extremely well written, and its also a darn good story. I expected this book to be written in a manner that was slightly sub-par, and would, rather, be more of an homage to the best alien invasion book ever rather than an actual narrative.
But instead I received a book that not only was well written, but a book that actually had a wonderful plot. I will spare you the details as I dont want to spoil a single thing from this wonderful volume so I will have to spare you the details. All this being said, I would recommend this book to anyone that like both Sci Fi or the specific genre of alien invasion. The book is a wonderful homage to the source material and I has some good old fashioned fun reading this one.
Apparently H.G. Wells not only wrote the most famous alien invasion book in history, he actually lived through it. This is the premise of Mr. Anderson's novel, and it is a great premise at that. Not only does it star H.G. at its core but also throws in several other characters from movies and books from the same time period as War of the Worlds.
The story chronicles a potential invasion by Martian forces and the fight to stop it. This book has two major things going for it, it is extremely well written, and its also a darn good story. I expected this book to be written in a manner that was slightly sub-par, and would, rather, be more of an homage to the best alien invasion book ever rather than an actual narrative.
But instead I received a book that not only was well written, but a book that actually had a wonderful plot. I will spare you the details as I dont want to spoil a single thing from this wonderful volume so I will have to spare you the details. All this being said, I would recommend this book to anyone that like both Sci Fi or the specific genre of alien invasion. The book is a wonderful homage to the source material and I has some good old fashioned fun reading this one.
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