"N chreidfeadh duine ar bith i mblianta deiridh an nao cad dag go raibh sil ghar ghrinn ar imeachta an domhain seo ag neacha ar mh a n intleacht n intleacht an duine, ach d ainneoin sin, a bh chomh bsmhar linn fin... Ach, thar dhuibheagn an spis, bh ag breathn anuas orainn go santach cratir a raibh an oiread difrochta idir a meabhair agus r meabhairne agus at idir meabhair an duine agus meabhair an ainmh, cratir a raibh intleacht bhalmhr fhuar chrua acu, agus bh siad ag beart seifteanna go mall lenr mbascadh." Foilsodh "Cogadh na Reann" den chad uair in 1898 agus meastar gurb an chad rscal riamh faoi ionradh eachtrn ar an domhan agus t s ar cheann de na hrscalta ficsean eolaochta is tbhachta dr ceapadh. Athchirodh don raidi, don tatar, agus don chineama, agus is ioma sin saothar ficsin, de gach saghas, a raibh s ina inspiorid acu. Mar aon le "The Time Machine", "The Island of Dr Moreau" agus "An Chad Chuairt ar an nGealaigh", irtear "Cogadh na Reann" ar mhrshaothair ficsean eolaochta H.G.Wells (1866-1946). Foilsodh in 1934 an t-aistrichn seo Gaeilge a rinne Leon Broin. Is ard at san eagrn nua seo leagan caighdenaithe den aistrichn sin, arna chur in eagar ag Aibhistn Duibh. -- "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own... Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us." First published in 1898, "The War of the Worlds" is considered to be the first "alien invasion" tales, and has been one of the most influential science fiction novels ever written. It has been adapted for radio, stage, and screen, and has inspired and influenced many works of fiction, including comics and graphic novels. Alongside "The Time Machine", "The Invisible Man", and "The Island of Dr Moreau", Wells' "The War of the Worlds" stands out as perhaps his most popular work. This Irish translation by Leon Broin was first published in 1934. In this new edition, the translation has been brought up to date to the current spelling of Irish, edited by Aibhistn Duibh.
"N chreidfeadh duine ar bith i mblianta deiridh an nao cad dag go raibh sil ghar ghrinn ar imeachta an domhain seo ag neacha ar mh a n intleacht n intleacht an duine, ach d ainneoin sin, a bh chomh bsmhar linn fin... Ach, thar dhuibheagn an spis, bh ag breathn anuas orainn go santach cratir a raibh an oiread difrochta idir a meabhair agus r meabhairne agus at idir meabhair an duine agus meabhair an ainmh, cratir a raibh intleacht bhalmhr fhuar chrua acu, agus bh siad ag beart seifteanna go mall lenr mbascadh." Foilsodh "Cogadh na Reann" den chad uair in 1898 agus meastar gurb an chad rscal riamh faoi ionradh eachtrn ar an domhan agus t s ar cheann de na hrscalta ficsean eolaochta is tbhachta dr ceapadh. Athchirodh don raidi, don tatar, agus don chineama, agus is ioma sin saothar ficsin, de gach saghas, a raibh s ina inspiorid acu. Mar aon le "The Time Machine", "The Island of Dr Moreau" agus "An Chad Chuairt ar an nGealaigh", irtear "Cogadh na Reann" ar mhrshaothair ficsean eolaochta H.G.Wells (1866-1946). Foilsodh in 1934 an t-aistrichn seo Gaeilge a rinne Leon Broin. Is ard at san eagrn nua seo leagan caighdenaithe den aistrichn sin, arna chur in eagar ag Aibhistn Duibh. -- "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own... Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us." First published in 1898, "The War of the Worlds" is considered to be the first "alien invasion" tales, and has been one of the most influential science fiction novels ever written. It has been adapted for radio, stage, and screen, and has inspired and influenced many works of fiction, including comics and graphic novels. Alongside "The Time Machine", "The Invisible Man", and "The Island of Dr Moreau", Wells' "The War of the Worlds" stands out as perhaps his most popular work. This Irish translation by Leon Broin was first published in 1934. In this new edition, the translation has been brought up to date to the current spelling of Irish, edited by Aibhistn Duibh.