The War of the Worlds - By H.G. Wells Blog 1

Contrary to Day of the Triffids, War of the Worlds starts off before devastation or world domination. At the beginning, astronomer's are curious about some explosions on Mars. There are three in total, but what the people of Earth don't know is that these aren't just explosions. What is really happening, is that Mars is shooting capsules down to Earth.

Humans are unsuccessful in trying to open the first capsule, but soon after landing, it opens of it's own accord. What comes out is nothing anyone would ever have suspected. These huge gray blobs with tentacles stumble out. They are not friendly though, they want Earth for their own. Their own planet is on it's last days, and Earth is the perfect place to resettle.

The hundreds of people that are now watching are all wiped out, with a thing that is called the "Heat Ray". It burns everything it can reach, but the beam is invisible. The narrator manages to escape the Heat Ray, and runs home. Once there, he brings his wife and house keeper to her cousin's house. He returns home that night, to bring back the cart he borrowed. 

It is a difficult ride home, because it's raining, and thundering, but the thunder has a weird green colour. The way home is filled with destruction, and people are lying dead in the streets. He manages to get past the Martians, who are now in some sort of weird armour that is 100 feet tall, and suspended on three legs. It is a close call though. He manages to make it home safely though, and takes a rest to get over all the trauma of that day.