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A sequel to the H.G. Wells classic THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, brilliantly realized by award-winning SF author and Wells expert Stephen Baxter
It has been fourteen years since the Martian invasion. Humanity has moved on, always watching the skies but confident that we know how to defeat the alien menace. The Martians are vulnerable to Earth germs. The army is prepared. Our technology has taken great leaps forward, thanks to machinery looted from abandoned war-machines and capsules.
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 first incursion was merely a scouting mission, a precursor to the true attack—and that the Martians have learned from their defeat, adapted their methods, and now pose a greater threat than ever before.
He is right.
Thrust into the chaos of a new worldwide invasion, journalist Julie Elphinstone—sister in law to Walter Jenkins—struggles to survive the war, report on it, and plan a desperate effort that will be humanity’s last chance at survival. Because the massacre of mankind has begun.
Echoing the style and form of the original while extrapolating from its events in ingenious, unexpected fashion again and again, The Massacre of Mankind is a labor of love from one of the genre’s most praised talents—at once a truly fitting tribute to a classic and brainy, page-turning fun for any science-fiction fan.
It has been fourteen years since the Martian invasion. Humanity has moved on, always watching the skies but confident that we know how to defeat the alien menace. The Martians are vulnerable to Earth germs. The army is prepared. Our technology has taken great leaps forward, thanks to machinery looted from abandoned war-machines and capsules.
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 first incursion was merely a scouting mission, a precursor to the true attack—and that the Martians have learned from their defeat, adapted their methods, and now pose a greater threat than ever before.
He is right.
Thrust into the chaos of a new worldwide invasion, journalist Julie Elphinstone—sister in law to Walter Jenkins—struggles to survive the war, report on it, and plan a desperate effort that will be humanity’s last chance at survival. Because the massacre of mankind has begun.
Echoing the style and form of the original while extrapolating from its events in ingenious, unexpected fashion again and again, The Massacre of Mankind is a labor of love from one of the genre’s most praised talents—at once a truly fitting tribute to a classic and brainy, page-turning fun for any science-fiction fan.
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Ashley
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“The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter is the official follow up to H.G, Wells classic novel War of the Worlds, Carrying the story on when the Martians come back for a second attempt to invade earth 13 years later.
The Massacre of Mankind although published in 2017 is written more in keeping with The War of the Worlds than a novel of the 21st century, which may be a turn off for some modern readers but it keeps it in line with the original work, however you probably world not want to read this without reading The War of the Worlds first.
As a side note Many people may come across this after listening to Jeff Lynne’s War of the worlds Album, although this version is more similar to the book than the two movies but there are a few differences that will confuse you reading The Massacre of Mankind.
In fact unless you know The War of the worlds well then i would advise you reading that before reading this.
While I enjoyed The Massacre of Mankind both as a follow up to a classic or even as a separate novel if you could get through the confusion of reading a second book in a series without reading the first.
While war of the worlds is mainly told through an individual's eyes except for the one exception. This one, while told through a female's perspective this time, has a number of stories of the invasion from individuals around the world to give a more comprehensive tale of events.
As a reader What helped me was using the audio book with the narration by Nathalie Buscombe, who really helped with the enjoyment of the story as it felt like the story was being told to me individually.
In all, while The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter may not be an ideal read for everyone it is still giving it a go as it builds on such a classic novel.”
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About Stephen Baxter
STEPHEN BAXTER is one of the UK's most acclaimed writers of science fiction. His many books include the Long Earth novels (written with Terry Pratchett), the Time's Odyssey novels (written with Arthur C. Clarke), the epic, far-future novels Proxima and Ultima, and Time Ships, a sequel to H. G. Wells's The Time Machine. His work has received the Locus Award, the Philip K Dick Award, The British Science Fiction Award, and the John W. Campbell Award, and has been nominated numerous times for the Clarke and Hugo Awards. He lives in Northumberland.
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