Books with title Edison’s Conquest of Mars

An absolutely wonderful SF masterpiece from 1947, telling the story of how, following a Martian attack on Earth, their dastardly plans are foiled by Lord Kelvin, Herr Roentgen, and Thomas Edison who, together, lead an retaliatory attack on Mars.Edison's Conquest of Mars is a science fiction novel by American astronomer and writer Garrett P. Serviss. It was written as a sequel to Fighters from Mars, an unauthorized and heavily altered version of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. It has a place in the history of science fiction for its early employment of themes and motifs that later became staples of the genre.

An absolutely wonderful SF masterpiece from 1947, telling the story of how, following a Martian attack on Earth, their dastardly plans are foiled by Lord Kelvin, Herr Roentgen, and Thomas Edison who, together, lead an retaliatory attack on Mars.Edison's Conquest of Mars is a science fiction novel by American astronomer and writer Garrett P. Serviss. It was written as a sequel to Fighters from Mars, an unauthorized and heavily altered version of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. It has a place in the history of science fiction for its early employment of themes and motifs that later became staples of the genre.

An absolutely wonderful SF masterpiece from 1947, telling the story of how, following a Martian attack on Earth, their dastardly plans are foiled by Lord Kelvin, Herr Roentgen, and Thomas Edison who, together, lead an retaliatory attack on Mars.Edison's Conquest of Mars is a science fiction novel by American astronomer and writer Garrett P. Serviss. It was written as a sequel to Fighters from Mars, an unauthorized and heavily altered version of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. It has a place in the history of science fiction for its early employment of themes and motifs that later became staples of the genre.

An absolutely wonderful SF masterpiece from 1947, telling the story of how, following a Martian attack on Earth, their dastardly plans are foiled by Lord Kelvin, Herr Roentgen, and Thomas Edison who, together, lead an retaliatory attack on Mars.Edison's Conquest of Mars is a science fiction novel by American astronomer and writer Garrett P. Serviss. It was written as a sequel to Fighters from Mars, an unauthorized and heavily altered version of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. It has a place in the history of science fiction for its early employment of themes and motifs that later became staples of the genre.

Historically, the work is one of the earliest to employ the interplanetary theme. It is the first to portray a battle fought by space craft in the airless void; and possibly the first also to propose the use of sealed suits that enable men to traverse a vacuum. Of the more minor twists of plot initially found here that have since become parts of the "pulp" science-fiction writers' standard stock-in-trade, there are literally too many to mention.

Edison's Conquest of Mars is a classic 1898 science fiction novel by best-selling American astronomer and writer Garrett P. Serviss. It was created as a sequel to Fighters from Mars, an altered version of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote harmonious community living and well-being in the world. To learn more about the Freeriver project please visit the website - www.freerivercommunity.com

•This unique Science Fiction classic is re-born with nearly 150 photographs of the Moon, the Planets and other pertinent subject matter. The reader will very much enjoy this pictorially enriched classic.Thomas Edison in outer space? A steampunk retelling of history? Martian invaders? Yes, it’s all here in this sci-fi classic written in 1898. This unique edition is illustrated by nearly one hundred and fifty photographs from Earth to the Moon to Mars and back, as the famous inventor and his ragtag crews stave off an alien invasion. Great fun!

In the aftermath of the Martian invasion described in H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, the greatest minds of the Victorian Era—led by inventor Thomas A. Edison—mount a counterstrike on the Red Planet. Armed with disintegrator guns of Edison's invention, space suits, telephonic communication and electrically powered spacecraft, their mission is to insure that Mars never threatens Earth again! Written in 1898, Edison's Conquest of Mars was among the first stories to depict spacecraft, space suits, laser-like weapons, hand to hand battles with aliens, and other staples of 20th-century sci-fi.

Historically, the work is one of the earliest to employ the interplanetary theme. It is the first to portray a battle fought by space craft in the airless void; and possibly the first also to propose the use of sealed suits that enable men to traverse a vacuum. Of the more minor twists of plot initially found here that have since become parts of the "pulp" science-fiction writers' standard stock-in-trade, there are literally too many to mention.