Fighters from Mars, or The War of the Worlds in and near Boston, is an un-authorized and rewritten story of War of the Worlds, taking place in Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

. The sequel Edison's Conquest of Mars

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Edison's Conquest of Mars, by Garrett P. Serviss, is one of the many science fiction novels published in the 19th century. Although science fiction was not at the time thought of as a distinct literary genre, it was a very popular literary form, with almost every fiction magazine regularly...

 is better known.
The story follows H.G. Wells story more or less, the publisher Boston Evening-Post

Boston Evening-Post

The Boston Evening-Post was a newspaper printed in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th century. Publishers included Thomas Fleet , Thomas Fleet Jr. , and John Fleet .-Further reading:...

 newspaper even refer to a H.C.Wells instead of H.G.Wells. At the time the issue about copyright law made possible to copy Wells's famous story without suffering legal consequences.

External links

• Review of the paper:http://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk/fighters_from_mars.htm
• A review of the paper: http://steve-mollmann.livejournal.com/124003.html
• Transcript of the first chapter of the book: http://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk/fight_1.htm
• Scanning of the original publishing in the Boston Evening Post newspaper: http://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk/fighters_marsp1a.htm