War of the Worlds

I started reading The War of the Worlds a few days ago. One of the few H.G. Wells books I've been meaning to read but for some reason never got around to for a few years. It's pretty incredible. Heat-rays, Martians, good stuff like that. It makes me wish the movies had stayed a little more true to the book (so far anyway). Also, when I checked it out from the library I realized it was illustrated by the amazing Edward Gorey. Which only makes it a hundred times better. Here's the awesome cover.