<P> The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H.G. Wells first serialised in 1897 by Pearson 's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US . The novel 's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London . Written between 1895 and 1897 , it is one of the earliest stories that detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race . The novel is the first - person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians . The novel is one of the most commented - on works in the science fiction canon . </P>
<P> The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H.G. Wells first serialised in 1897 by Pearson 's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US . The novel 's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London . Written between 1895 and 1897 , it is one of the earliest stories that detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race . The novel is the first - person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians . The novel is one of the most commented - on works in the science fiction canon . </P>
when was war of the world 's written
when was war of the world 's written
between 1895 and 1897
between 1895 and 1897