Edison's Conquest of Mars

by Garrett Putman Serviss

"Edison's Conquest of Mars" by Garrett P. Serviss is a science fiction novel published in 1898. Written as a sequel to an unauthorized version of H. G. Wells's "The War of the Worlds," the story follows inventor Thomas Edison as he leads Earth's united nations in a counterattack against Mars. After studying captured Martian technology, Edison develops anti-gravity ships and disintegration rays. The expedition ventures through space, battles alien forces, and ultimately confronts the Martians on their home planet in humanity's fight for survival.