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The novel The War Of The Worlds, compared to the musical version, by Jeff Wayne.
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The novel The War Of The Worlds, compared to the musical version, by Jeff Wayne Having read the science fiction novel The War Of The Worlds, by H G Wells, which describes the enchanting yet gruesome story of the Martians invading, attacking and destroying earth, we have decided to compare the musical version, by Jeff Wayne, to the first five chapters of the book. H G Wells' novel is a fantastic representation of what science fiction should be. However, I do not consider that the music does justice to the breathtaking words of Wells. The opening line of the script is "No one would have believed, in the last of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own", and this is a wonderful line to unlock the tale. It tells us all that we need...
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