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 Cover of 1955 Bantam paperback edition | |
| Author | Karel Čapek |
|---|---|
| Original title | Válka s Mloky |
| Language | Czech |
| Genre | Satirical Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fr. Borový, Prague |
Publication date | 1936 |
| Publication place | Czechoslovakia |
Published in English | 1937, Allen & Unwin, London |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 240 (1990 Catbird Press edition) |
War with the Newts (Válka s Mloky in the original Czech), also translated as Salamander Wars, is a 1936 satirical science fiction novel by Czech author Karel Čapek. It concerns the discovery in the Indian Ocean of a sea-dwelling race, an intelligent breed of newts, who are initially enslaved and exploited. They acquire human knowledge and rebel, leading to a global war for supremacy.[1] There are obvious similarities to Čapek's earlier R.U.R., but also some original themes.
War with the Newts was described as a "classic work" of science fiction by science fiction author and critic Damon Knight.[2]
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Peter Nicholls, Granada, 1981, ISBN 0-586-05380-8
- ^ Brian Attebery, "The Magazine Era" in The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 0521816262 (p. 45).