Re: Edison's Conquest of Mars by Garrett P. Serviss at Project Gutenberg

Michael Grosberg wrote:

I haven't read the entire thing, just skimmed it and looked at the
illustrations. How is it a direct sequel to Wels' work? The martians
are different than what Wells described. In the Serviss Story, they are
humanoid giants, not tentacled heads with beaks.

ISTR that the American magazine appearance of War of the Worlds
localized the action to New York City (see the destruction of the
Palisades at the beginning of _Edison_). Could it have also
dropped the scary description? Is this version available?

--
-Jack

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