Length6h 35m
About this audiobook
The peace of a quiet English town is shattered by the arrival of Martians who view the human race as nothing more than an inconvenient obstacle. Armed with heat rays and biological weapons, the invaders systematically dismantle human resistance, forcing the narrator into a harrowing journey through a dying landscape. It is a masterpiece of suspense that questions humanity's place at the top of the food chain.
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GenreScience Fiction, Literary Classics, General Fiction
Length6 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1BOOK ONE THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS
2I. THE EVE OF THE WAR.
3II. THE FALLING STAR.
4III. ON HORSELL COMMON.
5IV. THE CYLINDER OPENS.
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6V. THE HEAT-RAY.
7VI. THE HEAT-RAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROAD.
8VII. HOW I REACHED HOME.
9VIII. FRIDAY NIGHT.
10IX. THE FIGHTING BEGINS.
11X. IN THE STORM.
12XI. AT THE WINDOW.
13XII. WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND SHEPPERTON.
14XIII. HOW I FELL IN WITH THE CURATE.
15XIV. IN LONDON.
16XV. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY.
17XVI. THE EXODUS FROM LONDON.
18XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD”.
19BOOK TWO THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS.
20I. UNDER FOOT.
21II. WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSE.
22III. THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT.
23IV. THE DEATH OF THE CURATE.
24V. THE STILLNESS.
25VI. THE WORK OF FIFTEEN DAYS.
26VII. THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL.
27VIII. DEAD LONDON.
28IX. WRECKAGE.
29X. THE EPILOGUE.
30IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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