Book SummaryThe War of the Worlds begins as a normal day in Woking, England, but that night, astronomers observe flares of light and energy on the surface of Mars . This continues every twenty-four hours for ten days. Later, the first of the ten pods lands nearby in the pine forest and the narrator is one of the first to see the cylindrical capsules. From these capsules will emerge five Martian tripods, fighting against the greater gravity of the Earth. These tripods send the narrator on the run across England, stopping only to seek shelter at night, only to reunite with his wife in Leatherhead. During his journey, he is helped by a few survivors, the first of whom is the gunner. They leave together and travel a good distance, but are then separated by a Martian attack. The narrator escapes, but scalded by the water heated almost to boiling point by the Martian's heat ray. While he himself discovers the Martians' new weapon of mass destruction, a capsule of toxic black smoke which passes through the ground like a liquid. The narrator later finds himself taking refuge with a man called the Curé. As they take shelter, a capsule lands on the house they were hiding in and part of the building collapses, trapping them inside. Here, while trapped together, the narrator realizes that he cannot stand the more mental priest. All the while, all they know of the outside world is what they can see through a small crack in the wall overlooking the newly formed Martian trench. A few days later, the narrator discovers how the Martians eat when they capture the priest. Martians feed themselves by extracting blood from humans and animals using a tube fitted with a syringe. Shortly after the noise of the Martian machines stops and the narrator emerges from among the papers, the story of The War of the Worlds continues centuries later. It is very fitting that the book extends into real-world events. As if the desire to know the unknown was motivated by this story, inspiring today's scientists and astronomers. Additionally, fear was spread through radio broadcasts. This makes the story even bigger by expanding its widespread influence. A real testament to the popularity of this story is the fact that it is a British book, but an American classic. Works CitedKeller, Charles R., II. "Biography." IMDb. IMDb.com, and Web. May 27, 2014. “War of the Worlds: How Orson Welles drew the nation into a shared illusion.” War of the Worlds: How Orson Welles led the nation into a shared illusion. Transparency and the Web. May 26 2014. .