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Edison's conquest of Mars

by Garrett Putman Serviss

The original sequel to HG Wells War of the Worlds as written by the science editor of the Hearst newspaper group.

Fiction American literature Fiction, science fiction, space opera Science fiction
Author Garrett Putman Serviss
Published Janu
Format Book

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About Edison's conquest of Mars

The original sequel to HG Wells War of the Worlds as written by the science editor of the Hearst newspaper group. Mentioned multiple times by rocket pioneer Robert Hutchings Goddard in his diaries as one of the sources of inspiration for him. The 2005 paperback edition from Apogee Books includes an extensive history of the work by Robert Godwin, noted space historian and space curator of the Canadian Air & Space Museum. The 2010 reprint also includes more original illustrations from 2010 as well as reproductions of Serviss' correspondence with Thomas Edison.

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