(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

It has been 14 years since the Martians invaded England. The world has moved on, always watching the skies but content that we know how to defeat the Martian menace. Machinery looted from the abandoned capsules and war-machines has led to technological leaps forward. The Martians are vulnerable to earth germs. The Army is prepared.
So when the signs of launches on Mars are seen, there seems little reason to worry. Unless you listen to one man, Walter Jenkins, the narrator of Wells' book. He is sure that the Martians have learned, adapted, understood their defeat.
He is right.
Thrust into the chaos of a new invasion, a journalist - sister-in-law to Walter Jenkins - must survive, escape and report on the war.
The Massacre of Mankind has begun.

So this is what the authorised sequel of a sci-fi classic comes to? Insipid characters, poor plotting and pacing, and a weird need to try and make this book as "steampunk" as it could.

I didn't get it - I didn't get the story or the NEED for a sequel. It's like a bad Hollywood dream...


Paul

A solid and enthralling sequel to War of the Worlds. Baxter does an outstanding job capturing the voice and tone of Wells and the downright terror of alien invasion. Recommended for fans of the original.