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EPISODE · Apr 11, 2026 · 13 MIN

The War of the Worlds Chapter 9 - The Fighting Begins

from The H. G. Wells Library · host H. G. Wells

In which the narrator recounts a day thick with tension and the slow stirring of hostilities as the military encircles the Martian invaders, while ordinary folk cling to hopes of a swift and decisive victory. The quiet countryside becomes charged with the ominous crack and flare of distant weapons, compelling the narrator and his wife to make urgent preparations for flight from the encroaching menace.

In which the narrator recounts a day thick with tension and the slow stirring of hostilities as the military encircles the Martian invaders, while ordinary folk cling to hopes of a swift and decisive victory. The quiet countryside becomes charged with the ominous crack and flare of distant weapons, compelling the narrator and his wife to make urgent preparations for flight from the encroaching menace.

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