The War of the Worlds
Themes
Empire turned around
The British see what it feels like to be invaded by a stronger power.
Book 1, Chapter 1
Science and machines
The Martians are mostly brains with machines for bodies.
Book 2, Chapter 2Panic
Society breaks down fast when millions flee London.
Book 1, Chapter 16
Survival
The curate and the artilleryman show two very different ways to cope.
Book 2, Chapter 7
Humility
In the end the smallest living things on Earth save us.
Book 2, Chapter 9
Image credits
- Fallen tripod overgrown with wildflowers at dawn, Illustration by VoxRead, AI-generated for VoxRead
- Tiny Victorian gentleman before an enormous Martian machine, Illustration by VoxRead, AI-generated for VoxRead
- Victorian refugees fleeing along a road, smoke on horizon, Illustration by VoxRead, AI-generated for VoxRead
- Man hiding in a ruined kitchen as a metal tentacle probes, Illustration by VoxRead, AI-generated for VoxRead