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Book 2 - Chapter 9
• The martians are suddenly dying
• Earths bacteria prove fatal to them
• Their advanced technology cannot save them
• Nature defeats the invaders
• Humanity is spared by chance
— Jan 11, 2026 07:50AM
• The martians are suddenly dying
• Earths bacteria prove fatal to them
• Their advanced technology cannot save them
• Nature defeats the invaders
• Humanity is spared by chance
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Samson Tausig
is on page 168 of 199
Book 2 - Chapter 8
• London is silent and deserted
• Bodies and Ruins fill the streets
• Civilisation has completely collapsed
• No authority or order remains
• The capital is a graveyard
— Jan 11, 2026 07:46AM
• London is silent and deserted
• Bodies and Ruins fill the streets
• Civilisation has completely collapsed
• No authority or order remains
• The capital is a graveyard
Samson Tausig
is on page 163 of 199
Book 2 - Chapter 7
• Narrator meets a philosophical artilleryman
• Man imagines a new future for humanity
• Believes humans must adapt and hide
• His Grand Plans lake realism
• Hope turns into delusion
— Jan 11, 2026 07:45AM
• Narrator meets a philosophical artilleryman
• Man imagines a new future for humanity
• Believes humans must adapt and hide
• His Grand Plans lake realism
• Hope turns into delusion
Samson Tausig
is on page 157 of 199
Book 2 - Chapter 6
• Narrator studies martian technology and habits
• Learns how martians feed on human blood
• Their intelligence contrasts with their cruelty
• The Invasion is methodical and scientific
• Knowledge replaces fear
— Jan 11, 2026 07:43AM
• Narrator studies martian technology and habits
• Learns how martians feed on human blood
• Their intelligence contrasts with their cruelty
• The Invasion is methodical and scientific
• Knowledge replaces fear
Samson Tausig
is on page 150 of 199
Book 2 - Chapter 5
• Strange silence settles over the area
• The martians appear inactive and gone
• The narrator cautiously explores outside
• The world seems empty and broken
• Danger still lingers
— Jan 11, 2026 04:18AM
• Strange silence settles over the area
• The martians appear inactive and gone
• The narrator cautiously explores outside
• The world seems empty and broken
• Danger still lingers
Samson Tausig
is on page 146 of 199
Book 2 - Chapter 4
• The curates breakdown threatens their safety
• The narrator is forced to act
• The curate dies to ensure survival
• The narrator is left traumatised and alone
• Humanity’s moral limits are tested
— Jan 11, 2026 04:14AM
• The curates breakdown threatens their safety
• The narrator is forced to act
• The curate dies to ensure survival
• The narrator is left traumatised and alone
• Humanity’s moral limits are tested
Samson Tausig
is on page 141 of 199
Book 2 - Chapter 3
• Days pass as the men hide in silence
• Hunger fear and stress wear them down
• The curate loses control emotionally
• Any noise could mean death
• Hope fades with time
— Jan 11, 2026 04:13AM
• Days pass as the men hide in silence
• Hunger fear and stress wear them down
• The curate loses control emotionally
• Any noise could mean death
• Hope fades with time
Samson Tausig
is on page 135 of 199
Book 2 - Chapter 2
• The narrator & curate observe martians nearby
• Tripods roam freely across the landscape
• The martians use humans as a resource
• Curate becomes increasingly unstable
• Safety feels temporary and fragile
— Jan 11, 2026 04:12AM
• The narrator & curate observe martians nearby
• Tripods roam freely across the landscape
• The martians use humans as a resource
• Curate becomes increasingly unstable
• Safety feels temporary and fragile
Samson Tausig
is on page 129 of 199
Book 2 - Chapter 1
• The narrator is hiding in a ruined house after the martian attack
• He realised the martians are harvesting humans
• Survival depends on staying silent and unseen
• The scale of martian controls becomes clear
• Humanity is now prey
— Jan 11, 2026 04:07AM
• The narrator is hiding in a ruined house after the martian attack
• He realised the martians are harvesting humans
• Survival depends on staying silent and unseen
• The scale of martian controls becomes clear
• Humanity is now prey
Samson Tausig
is on page 121 of 199
Book 1 - Chapter 17
• The Ironclad boat ‘Thunderchild’ attacks the martians
• It destroys some tripods before being annihilated
• This is humanity’s most heroic stand
• The Victory is brief and costly
• Hope flashes, then dies
— Jan 11, 2026 04:05AM
• The Ironclad boat ‘Thunderchild’ attacks the martians
• It destroys some tripods before being annihilated
• This is humanity’s most heroic stand
• The Victory is brief and costly
• Hope flashes, then dies
Samson Tausig
is on page 111 of 199
Book 1 - Chapter 16
• Massive crowds flee London desperately
• Roads clog with refugees and abandoned vehicles
• Major panic and selfishness arises
• Social order completely breaks down
• Survival becomes the only goal
— Jan 11, 2026 04:04AM
• Massive crowds flee London desperately
• Roads clog with refugees and abandoned vehicles
• Major panic and selfishness arises
• Social order completely breaks down
• Survival becomes the only goal
