In this book, Martians take over the world. They take place in a British themed area. The Martians come down to bring suffer to the human race. The first Martians landed in the English countryside. They had a hard time moving place to place, so they get smarter and build a tank like tripod. Which makes them a lot stronger/faster. They also made their weapon a beam to shoot down. So the narrator hears about how the Martians are very close to him so he grabs his wife, hides in a house for a couple of days, because they are close to his house. He then runs back to the Martians because he has to return his horse and cart that he used to get out of town with and he’s not the smartest guy.. His brother then hears about this in london, the martians