The War of the Worlds tells the story of Earth being invaded by Martians. Told through the eyes of an unnamed protagonist, the narrative follows the invasion from the moment the aliens land on Earth through a lengthy military conflict between humans and Martians. Published near the end of the nineteenth century, The War of the Worlds is an early science fiction novel that touches on themes of natural selection, imperialism, and religion.
Cormac McCarthys The Road has been labeled with many honorable titles such as a National Best Seller a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and finally the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 Yet the question remains what makes the book worthy of such awards The reasoning seems to be that McCarthy brings to life a world that no one else could have ever imagined possible but that world he created could one day ultimately become a reality His post apocalyptic vision brought the wo