Edison! The man of electrical genius -- Earth's savior? * After their devastating attack, the Martians have been defeated by disease . . . yet strange lights soon flicker again upon the Planet of War, signaling the beginning of a new attack upon a weakened and demoralized Earth. Then Thomas Edison announces the development of a new electrically-powered ship -- with which he has already visited the Moon. Earth may not need meekly await the next wave of the Martian invasion! In this amazing 1898 novel of cataclysm, invention, and adventure, early science-popularizer Garrett Serviss presents a startling future that might have been.

Product Description: Curiosities of the Sky

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Product Description: Following in the footsteps of one of the greatest science fiction masterpieces ever written, this long-forgotten sequel to The War of the Worlds boasts Thomas Edison as its hero. Originally published in the late 1800s, this is one of the rarest and most important cornerstones of the science fiction genre...read more

The point of view of this book is human interest in the other worlds around us. It presents the latest discoveries among the planets of the solar system and shows their bearing upon the question of life in those planets.

Product Description: Three classic science fiction adventure novels H. G. Wells brought his immortal 'War of the Worlds' to a conclusion with the defeat of the Martian invaders destroyed by the smallest of earth creatures-the bacteria. The aliens may have failed to dominate the earth, but they left it devastated...read more