| Introduction | 第1-12页 |
| Chapter One The Decline and Fall of the Human Civilization in the Wellsian Outlook | 第12-22页 |
| ·The Dark Side of Human Nature | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Failure of Political Institutions | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Failure of Religious Systems | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Two Martian Civilization: A Possible Future for the Human World | 第22-43页 |
| ·Some Darwinian Explanations on the Descriptions about the Martian's Physical Appearance | 第22-26页 |
| ·The Martians as Another "Us" | 第26-36页 |
| ·The Reflections on the Usage of Modern Technology | 第36-43页 |
| Chapter Three Wells's Cosmic View—Understanding the Universe in The War of the Worlds | 第43-49页 |
| ·Features about Mankind's Traditional Worldview | 第43-46页 |
| ·Wells's Cosmic View | 第46-49页 |
| Conclusion: Science Fiction, Modern Science and Wellsian Inspirations for a Possible Future | 第49-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60页 |
