ˌWar of the ˈWorlds, The BrE AmE
(1898) a novel by H.G. ↑ Wells about an attack against Earth by creatures from Mars, which is one of the first great works of ↑ science fiction . A radio play based on the book, made by Orson ↑ Welles in 1938, caused great fear and shock in the US, because many people thought that the events they heard on the radio were actually happening.