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Amazing Stories 1927 August, #17. CGC 6.0 FN, off-white to white pages. Slight restoration. Classic War of the Worlds cover by Frank R. Paul. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H.G. Wells. It first appeared in serialized form in 1897, published by Pearson’s Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The novel details the experiences of an unnamed protagonist in London and his brother in Surrey during an invasion of Earth by Martians. It is a pioneering work of the science fiction genre, popularizing the alien invasion trope.