Balloons took people higher than they had ever been able to go before, and using cameras the balloonists could take pictures of whole cities from the air. Gaslights illuminated the night and drove criminals back into the darkness.

  Thirty-five million miles into space, a species of Martians sets eyes on planet Earth.With their own planet doomed for destruction,the Martians prepare to invade. Their weapons are ready and their aim is ruthless.The war of the worlds is about to begin.