Edison's Conquest of Mars

Written as a sequel to Fighters from Mars, an unauthorized and heavily altered version of H. G. Wells''s The War of the World, this novel weaves a distinct and astonishing story of humans invading Mars, marking the invention of the space techno-thriller. Presenting a cornucopia of technical ingenuity, Edison''s Conquest of Mars marks a variety of firsts in the genre: the first space battle ever to...