The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells T H E W A R O F T H E W O R L D S was first published as a serial in Pearson's Magazine, April to December 1897. It first appeared in volume form (Heinemann) in 1898. It was included in Volume 3 of the Atlantic edition of the Works of H.G. Wells in 1924. First published as a Penguin Book 1946.