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Post by Lonesome Crow on Dec 27, 2008 19:26:58 GMT 1
[glow=red,2,300]Actually I suspect that while Wells deliberately inserted ambiguity, one of his trademarks, I think the wings were mechanical.[/glow] I have also considered this story as a prequel to WotW and it was written the same year that WotW was serialized in Pearson's Magazine. I had always though the winged Martians were a different type of critter to the invading Martians Wells used in WotW but I think you could well be right, Wells' description says; Their heads were round, and curiously human, The body was small, but fitted with two bunches of prehensile organs, like long tentacles, immediately under the mouth. Very similar to his other Martians. So are the wings something the creature straps on? or is it a flying machine it climbs into?
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jun 11, 2010 1:21:28 GMT 1
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jun 11, 2010 1:47:13 GMT 1
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Post by Relyt on Jun 11, 2010 2:31:16 GMT 1
Audio books? But those always drown out the voices in my head when I'm the one doing the reading. Oh yes, they communicate while I read. It's why I'm always reading books. They're briefing me on the plans I'm to carry out.
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Post by mrgrotey on Jun 11, 2010 9:21:59 GMT 1
Aw, I liked the book and just downloaded and started to listen to the audio book (Thanks LC) however the voice is incredibly annoying, it actually souinds like one of those speach generators that computers have. Sounds like it's read by Stephen Hawkin I may have to turn it off in a minute the voice is really distracting
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jun 11, 2010 21:43:59 GMT 1
You think his voice is annoying? you should hear either of the readers who narrate TWotW. the reader of the first version is someone called Stephan Möbius and English is obviously not his first language, I listened to 10 minutes and gave up. ;D But occasionally you do get a good reader and it's handy to listen whilst painting.
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jun 11, 2010 21:48:07 GMT 1
Audio books? But those always drown out the voices in my head when I'm the one doing the reading. Oh yes, they communicate while I read. It's why I'm always reading books. They're briefing me on the plans I'm to carry out.Perhaps you should drown out those voices.
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Post by Relyt on Jun 11, 2010 22:15:42 GMT 1
They told me they'd go away once my contract with them is fulfilled.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2010 15:33:30 GMT 1
Hmm. I haven't read "The Crystal Egg" yet, but I've seen refrences to it in my WotW collection. How exactly is it related to WotW (if it is)?
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Post by Relyt on Jun 23, 2010 23:50:13 GMT 1
Read it and find out. It's a good little story.
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jun 24, 2010 1:59:18 GMT 1
Relyt is right, if we tell you the connection it will spoil the story. I think it's probably Wells' best short story and is well worth a read. Here's a link to a collection of Wells' short stories www.gutenberg.org/etext/27365'The Star' is also a good one.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2010 21:44:37 GMT 1
In the Days of the Comet is a novel, not a short story. It does not feature Ogilvy; I just did a text search on the online version, and the word "Ogilvy" doesn't appear anywhere in the novel. In any case, a story like Comet involving Ogilvy cannot be reconciled with WOTW; that is, it cannot occur in the same time-line. Ogilvy was killed in WOTW, so it cannot occur afterwards; and Comet features a great change to society, so it cannot occur before WOTW. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bayne: Thanks for the link to the "Crystal Egg" illo! Looks like a good one for me to use if/when I ever get around to doing the "Crystal Egg" section of my WOTW FAQ. However, Ogilvy does appear (or is mentioned) in "The Star", a short story dating from around the same time as WOTW. This indicates that the character originates from "The Star" and Wells probably brought him back, with a slightly expanded role, for WOTW. But no, he doesn't appear in In The Days of the Comet.
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