"The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells (1898)

This was, we do believe, the first novel on the theme of conflict with alien civilisations in the history of literature.

It has remained justly famous for its dramatic story line — the invading Martians have superior technology and are more advanced scientifically than mankind — and its introduction of such novel concepts as interplanetary rocketry, chemical and biological warfare, heat rays and robot-like giant machines that wreaked havoc upon London, the greatest city on Earth at the time, in this outstanding, particularly well-written novel that has brilliantly passed the test of time.

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