I Have Read The Book, (Repeatedly),

watched both of the films, (often),

and listened to the story being told on my headphones, (at least 3 times), and the double LP, (more than a few times), the book is War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells, 

published in London by William Heinemann in 1898, this is a much sought after first edition as it is the first state variant without adverts,

this first state was issued both with a sixteen page catalogue, and without a catalogue. The second state was issued with a thirty-two page catalogue, the book has never been out of print but for bibliophiles this first edition is a must, it is available at Rooke Books, this actual book yours for £2,950, what mind H. G. must have had, to have imagined all of the story in this book happening.