![]() The three most central characters are Captain J. At various points the narrator's register seems to slip into that of a journalist, historian or anthropologist. ![]() The book does not have any single protagonist, but instead looks at the development of the Newts from a broad societal perspective. The rest of the book is concerned with the discovery of the Newts, their exploitation and evolution, and growing tensions between humans and the Newts in the lead-up to the war. Only the last four of the book's 27 chapters deal with the eponymous war. For many years the English translation was hard to obtain, and earlier copies have been known to sell for a premium. War with the Newts was described as a "classic work" of science fiction by science fiction author and critic Damon Knight. ![]() There are obvious similarities to Čapek's earlier R.U.R., but also some original themes. They acquire human knowledge and rebel, leading to a global war for supremacy. ![]() It concerns the discovery in the Pacific of a sea-dwelling race, an intelligent breed of newts, who are initially enslaved and exploited. ![]() 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. ![]()
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