H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds: Level 5 (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers) ISBN: 1405865245; 9781405865241 | Penguin | edition 2008-06-05 | 104 Pages | PDF | 1.2Mb Classic / British English (Available April 2008) The War of the Worlds is one of the most frightening science fiction novels ever written. When a spaceship falls from the sky and lands in southern England, few people are worried. But when strange creatures climb out and start killing, nobody is safe.