Mars in literature

There have been several influential writers about Mars. Some of these include Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke and C.L. Moore. H.G. Wells is one of the oldest Mars writers. Along with Mary Shelley and Jules Verne, he is one of the forebears of modern science fiction. His work War of the Worlds, where desperate, technologically advanced Martians attack Earth, created the standard alien invasion story redone with variations for the next 100 years. His work was based on the popular non-fiction works by Percival Lowell. In turn, his work was adapted some 40 years later by Orson Wells.