{"product_id":"the-war-of-the-worlds-9780241382707","title":"The War of the Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the planet of war they came to conquer the Earth ... The night after a shooting star is seen streaking across the sky, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common. Fascinated and exhilarated, the local people approach the mysterious object armed with nothing more than a white flag. But when gruesome alien creatures emerge armed with all-destroying heat-rays, their rashness turns rapidly to fear. As the rays blaze towards them, it soon becomes clear they have no choice but to flee - or die. The forces of the Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenguin Clothbound Classics are bound in cloth and not paper. The design is stamped on in foil, and each cover repeats one small icon taken from the story. The series was designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, who took her inspiration from Victorian bookbinding. Each book has coloured endpapers and a ribbon bookmark. They make beautiful presents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foil can rub off if the books are stacked tightly, so give them a little room on the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: H.G. Wells\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic science fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 Dec 2018 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wells, H. G.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55718422577530,"sku":"9780241382707","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780241382707_11f1e504-ff1c-4e6e-a236-14907e1df059.jpg?v=1754417542","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/uk\/products\/the-war-of-the-worlds-9780241382707","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}