![]() ![]() He drew on deep traditions, for instance of scientific horror dating back to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) and fantastic voyages such as Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (1726). ![]() Steve Baxter said: “HG Wells is the daddy of modern SF. They target Britain first, since we resisted them. ![]() But the aliens do not repeat the mistakes of their last invasion. In Stephen Baxter’s terrifying sequel, set in late 1920s London, the Martians return, and the war begins again. ![]() Wells has been both popular (having never gone out of print) and influential, spawning half a dozen feature films, radio dramas, a record album, various comic book adaptations, and a television series. I’ve seen early material from this remarkable new project, and can’t wait to unleash Steve’s new Martian terror upon the world.”įirst published in 1897, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Clarke and Alastair Reynolds to Terry Pratchett. Marcus Gipps, Gollancz Commissioning Editor and the editor overseeing the book, said, “Steve has a great track record of collaborating with other authors, from Arthur C. The novel is written by the multi-award-winning co-author of The Long Earth novels with Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter. The Massacre of Mankind is a sequel to one of the most famous and influential SF books ever – The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Gollancz Commissioning Editor, Marcus Gipps, bought world rights from Chris Schelling of Selectric Artists. Gollancz is delighted to announce the acquisition of World rights to The Massacre of Mankind. ![]()
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