H.G. Wells’s War of the Worlds,” she continued. “Our bacteria got them. Given my job, the final passage of this novel is my all-time favorite. Wells wrote that the moment the invaders landed, and I quote, ‘our microscopic allies began to work their overthrow. It was inevitable.’” “That’s good stuff,” said Moro wryly. “If this Wells guy keeps at it, he might just make it as a writer.”
