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I remember when I read this book earlier in the year wondering about all of the things that didn’t fit the 1999 universe let alone the Powysverse. I kept wondering about each and every variation thinking, “Mateo’s going to have his work cut out for him here.” :laugh:
All these suggestions Mateo, you are so lucky to have us all on the forum… 🙂
You might have to employ some of these guys as your IT department, you could pay them in books. :laugh:
Earthfall takes elements from several Y1 stories, Wargames, Earthbound, Black Sun and Another Time, Another Place. The biggest difference is that there is a new generation of Alphans and a New Character, Rita Cantry who is and expert in human behaviour and adds a new voice to the Alphan saga.
The Moon enters a parallel universe in Breakaway and all of the action takes place there, the Black Sun is waht return s the Moon to our universe. Great books both, well worth a read.I remember at the time that all three author’s had short novels being released in the sci-fi genre. I have a book of Ball’s called Moonbase which is interesting to read from the point of view of comparison. It is so like his novelisations of the TV series that it is a bit like, “only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.” You’re right Pat, Tubb’s characters do tend to hit the drugs a bit quickly in all of his books from that era. But, if you think back to that time, the dream was that pretty much anything could be cured with a pill of one type or another.
One of the things I loved about the Tubb books was the concepts he covered, “Alien Seed” with its mysterious space object of immense beauty hiding a deadly menace and “Rogue Planet” with its hidden pocket of space. The Rankine books were enjoyable but were fairly ordinary adventures set in alien but familiar settings.
I love all of my 1999 books and remember the thrill of the chase when finding a missing volume at a book fair or second hand book store or church jumble sale. I still have them all, both the US and UK editions, battered but well loved volumes taking pride of place in my Gerry Anderson bookcase. If Powys keep going it will be my 1999 bookcase… 🙂I’m sure you know the term “jump the shark.” If you do a ST/1999 cossover that will be your “jump the shark” moment and the beginning of the end…
I beg and plead and pray to whatever gods exist in whatever heavens have been dreamt up… DON’T DO TI!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please. :angry:
Hooray! :woohoo: :silly: :woohoo: :silly: :woohoo: :silly: :woohoo: :silly: :woohoo:
Got home last night to find a package on the door step. :huh: It didn’t look like anything I remembered ordering… I opened it up and discovered 4 Spiders Web Audio Books. :woohoo:
My customers will be very happy and so will I. I was going to listen to it as work today but I forgot to pack it… 🙁 Oh well something for the weekend.Thanks again Powys and Lulu. Keep up the good work.
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia but the constant bombardment of US TV shows has us clued in as to what happens… 😛 Enjoy eating all of that food and being with your loved ones. 🙂 Spare a thought for the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha… they have no turkey. :ohmy:
It is always good to hear of your forthcoming projects, I look forward to them all. 🙂
I am not going to attempt to work out your mathematical theory, I’ll leave that to your accountant, he’s probably more qualified than I am. :laugh: I’ll just buy each and every 1999 release you put up here.
So stop mucking about and get on with it… 😛
