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Referenced as a comparison to Heart of Darkness - both transpose the horrors of European colonialism to Britain

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Described as one of the great anti-imperial novels, mentioned because it references the Tasmanian genocide at the beginning

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Called 'one of the great novels about the First World War' despite being written in the late 19th century; discussed how Wells compared the Martian destruction of London to British treatment of Tasmanians

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Referenced as a book that Jose Figueres Ferrer read at the Boston Public Library, which predicted a future with no armies and influenced his decision to abolish Costa Rica's army in 1949.

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Chris Stringer mentions H.G. Wells 'writing a story called The Grizzly Folk' which painted Neanderthals as very distinct and ape-like, representing a 'dark side' of humanity.