A Very Fun, True History

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	• The Night the Martians Landed Kathleen Krull HarperTrophy, 2003 - 80 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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A Very Fun, True History

This is an excellent portrait of a moment in history, rightly known as "the world's greatest practical joke," the radio broadcast of WAR OF THE WORLDS. It describes not only what the radio audience heard, but the results: panic, lawsuits, and psychological studies of why people panicked in the first place. There are numerous amusing sidebars describing the key players, including novelist H. G. Wells, actor Orson Welles (no relation to the novelist), and Howard Koch, who did the (unauthorized) adaptation of the novel into a radio play.

This is a work with special meaning for those who remember the actual broadcast, as well as families who love SF and want to introduce young relatives to the sometimes-whacky history of the genre.

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