Penguin Interactive Books was created in order to offer readers the opportunity to continue its conversation with the books even after they have read it. We firmly believe in the power of the imagination and the beauty of the physical presence that books have. With a few simple clicks or taps, readers are able to breathe new life into the new range of novels that have been updated to work with the Penguin Interactive Book platform. Readers not only gain access to a wealth of interactive media and key analysis to key conceptual terminologies, it also provides a sound platform for educators to use it in their classrooms. But most importantly the books still retains its most basic function, to stir and work our minds and imagination.
Inspired by the illustrations of the canals on Mars by Giovanni Schiaparelli, we set about thinking about the possibility of intelligent life forms on Mars and researching the studies published during H.G.Wells' period.
We wanted to use distance and the vast disparity in size to illustrate the imbalance and shine light on the smallest of details that also proved to be the saving grace of the end of the invasion on Earth. From the measurement of light years, down to the cellular level, the cover is also inspired on the methodological process used by the author to describe the invasion in the novel. We hope to set the readers up and create an inception to question themselves about the possibilities of intelligent lifeforms on Mars.
Stylistically cynical, it creates a vastly different preamble to the narrative that awaits them in the novel.