"For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence and that I stood there alone the last man left alive."

When a strange meteor-like object lands in the heart of England the inhabitants of Earth find themselves victims of a terrible attack. A ruthless race of Martians armed with heat rays and poisonous smoke is intent on destroying everything that stands in its way. As the unnamed hero struggles to find his way across decimated wastelands the fate of the planet hangs in the balance . . .