The War of the Worlds by H.G Wells

H.G. Wells’ classic novel sees Victorian England invaded by Mars. As the Martians emerge, they construct giant killing machines, armed with heatrays and impervious to attack. Advancing upon London they destroy everything in their path. In a world in which the steam engine is state-of-the-art technology and powered flight is just a dream, humanity is helpless against the Martian killing machines, and faces the threat of the massacre of Mankind.