This is easily the most classic alien invasion novel of all time, and probably one of the most well known.
If you have any interest in sci-fi books, The War of the Worlds is a must-read. Of course it's well written, but it's also exciting and suspenseful and extremely imaginative. Published in 1898, the premise and execution of the story are almost unimaginable for the time period. Plus, it's an amazingly easy read.
Written by H.G. Wells, the book follows an unnamed narrator in London at the turn of the century as "Martians" suddenly attack and begin decimating the city and countryside. This isn't a book of fighting back, it's a book of pure survival. The tripod aliens (Spielberg got it right in the 2005 movie) do not communicate and our narrator spends the entire book running from them and trying to survive, meeting interesting people along the way. This is the perfect book to curl up with at the fireplace or lounge with by the pool with.
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