H. G. Wells - War of the Worlds (1897) in Real Time

[lordroel]

H. G. Wells - War of the Worlds (1897) in Real Time

Sorry, was not abbe to post it using my Iphone only durring the holiday, but this is fasnateing to read.

The 1897 War of the Worlds in Real Time.

Links of interest:

Hague Publishing - The 1897 War of the Worlds – In Real Time

Twitter - The War of the Worlds - In real time (JUNE 2023)

By Week (will update it)

War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 1

War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 2

War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 3

[stevep]

Jun 10, 2023 9:42:50 GMT lordroel said:

H. G. Wells - War of the Worlds (1897) in Real Time

Sorry, was not abbe to post it using my Iphone only durring the holiday, but this is fasnateing to read.

The 1897 War of the Worlds in Real Time.

Links of interest:

Hague Publishing - The 1897 War of the Worlds – In Real Time

Twitter - The War of the Worlds - In real time (JUNE 2023)

By Week (will update it)

War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 1

War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 2

  Damn you Lordroel.  I had things to do this afternoon!  Fascinating read with some interesting new characters added to the story, such as Toni and Breaker.  Looking forward to more although sounds like the phyrric last stand of Thunderchild is just about to occur.

[lordroel]

Jun 10, 2023 13:16:58 GMT stevep said:

Jun 10, 2023 9:42:50 GMT lordroel said:

H. G. Wells - War of the Worlds (1897) in Real Time

Sorry, was not abbe to post it using my Iphone only durring the holiday, but this is fasnateing to read.

The 1897 War of the Worlds in Real Time.

Links of interest:

Hague Publishing - The 1897 War of the Worlds – In Real Time

Twitter - The War of the Worlds - In real time (JUNE 2023)

By Week (will update it)

War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 1

War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 2

  Damn you Lordroel.  I had things to do this afternoon!  Fascinating read with some interesting new characters added to the story, such as Toni and Breaker.  Looking forward to more although sounds like the phyrric last stand of Thunderchild is just about to occur.

At your service, yes the last stand of HMS Thunderchild will be one to remember for the history books.

[Max Sinister]

Interesting new idea.

[lordroel]

The third Week of the Martian invasion of the British Isles is underway: War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 3

[stevep]

Jun 15, 2023 3:18:26 GMT lordroel said:

The third Week of the Martian invasion of the British Isles is underway: War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 3

  Been following it via a link I made and some very interesting ideas as well as foreshadowing of a lot of things to come post the invasion with a lot of changes in Britain.

[lordroel]

Jun 15, 2023 15:11:12 GMT stevep said:

Jun 15, 2023 3:18:26 GMT lordroel said:

The third Week of the Martian invasion of the British Isles is underway: War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 3

  Been following it via a link I made and some very interesting ideas as well as foreshadowing of a lot of things to come post the invasion with a lot of changes in Britain.

Want to know if the Martian invasion is only happening on the British Isles ore also in the rest of the world.

Would be cool to see the French and Germans landing troops to come to the British aid.

[stevep]

Jun 15, 2023 15:18:26 GMT lordroel said:

Jun 15, 2023 15:11:12 GMT stevep said:

  Been following it via a link I made and some very interesting ideas as well as foreshadowing of a lot of things to come post the invasion with a lot of changes in Britain.

Want to know if the Martian invasion is only happening on the British Isles ore also in the rest of the world.

Would be cool to see the French and Germans landing troops to come to the British aid.

  So far there's been nothing mentioned about attacks outside the UK, or even the British mainland. - The book is often see as a criticism of western imperialism during this time period to make more people question it and given his political viewpoints that seems quite likely.  IIRC there's nothing in the original story of anything happening outside the UK before disease saves humanity.  Mind you there's a lot of people and side stories which weren't in the original including people like the Curies, Breaker Morant, Toni and the like as well as some of the military characters that might be briefly mentioned in the original.

[lordroel]

Jun 15, 2023 15:26:46 GMT stevep said:

Jun 15, 2023 15:18:26 GMT lordroel said:

Want to know if the Martian invasion is only happening on the British Isles ore also in the rest of the world.

Would be cool to see the French and Germans landing troops to come to the British aid.

  So far there's been nothing mentioned about attacks outside the UK, or even the British mainland. - The book is often see as a criticism of western imperialism during this time period to make more people question it and given his political viewpoints that seems quite likely.  IIRC there's nothing in the original story of anything happening outside the UK before disease saves humanity.  Mind you there's a lot of people and side stories which weren't in the original including people like the Curies, Breaker Morant, Toni and the like as well as some of the military characters that might be briefly mentioned in the original.

Then let hope this does not have a Heat Ray then, easy for the Martians to fly and destroy the Royal Navy, Channel Fleet.



Wich in the BBC mini series showed their strength against the Martians as even now, artillery is the only thing tat can take out their walkers.

[gillan1220]

I wonder how the Martian Invasion will butterfly the 20th Century. Perhaps with Europe distracted, Cuba and the Philippines declare independence just like OTL but without the Spanish to reinforce their colonies, the independence movement will succeed without U.S. intervention.

[lordroel]

The fourth Week of the Martian invasion of the British Isles is underway: War of the Worlds in Real Time - Week 4

[gillan1220]

Jun 15, 2023 15:26:46 GMT stevep said:

Jun 15, 2023 15:18:26 GMT lordroel said:

Want to know if the Martian invasion is only happening on the British Isles ore also in the rest of the world.

Would be cool to see the French and Germans landing troops to come to the British aid.

  So far there's been nothing mentioned about attacks outside the UK, or even the British mainland. - The book is often see as a criticism of western imperialism during this time period to make more people question it and given his political viewpoints that seems quite likely.  IIRC there's nothing in the original story of anything happening outside the UK before disease saves humanity.  Mind you there's a lot of people and side stories which weren't in the original including people like the Curies, Breaker Morant, Toni and the like as well as some of the military characters that might be briefly mentioned in the original.

In that sense, the invasion is happening at the time of the Boer War and King Leopold's atrocities in the Congo?

[stevep]

   Just noticed on the most recent post on the site, for Sunday 27th

With the news that the Martian’s are dead, the army moves south to restore order, even as Queen Victoria acts to seize and protect all Martian artifacts by establishing #RotchWood to take ownership of all property previously belonging to the Martians.

  I'm crap at anagrams but even I get that one.  Obviously at lead one Doctor fan in the people producing the story.

[stevep]

Jun 27, 2023 2:05:40 GMT gillan1220 said:

Jun 15, 2023 15:26:46 GMT stevep said:

  So far there's been nothing mentioned about attacks outside the UK, or even the British mainland. - The book is often see as a criticism of western imperialism during this time period to make more people question it and given his political viewpoints that seems quite likely.  IIRC there's nothing in the original story of anything happening outside the UK before disease saves humanity.  Mind you there's a lot of people and side stories which weren't in the original including people like the Curies, Breaker Morant, Toni and the like as well as some of the military characters that might be briefly mentioned in the original.

In that sense, the invasion is happening at the time of the Boer War and King Leopold's atrocities in the Congo?

  Pretty much.  The story is often seen as a case of Wells seeking to highlight the excesses of colonialism around the world by western powers.  Its a bit before the Boer's started the 2nd Boer war with their attack on the British Cape and Rhodesian colonies in 1899 but they might seek to advance that here given Britain's problems. 

[gillan1220]

Jun 27, 2023 9:55:51 GMT stevep said:

Jun 27, 2023 2:05:40 GMT gillan1220 said:

In that sense, the invasion is happening at the time of the Boer War and King Leopold's atrocities in the Congo?

  Pretty much.  The story is often seen as a case of Wells seeking to highlight the excesses of colonialism around the world by western powers.  Its a bit before the Boer's started the 2nd Boer war with their attack on the British Cape and Rhodesian colonies in 1899 but they might seek to advance that here given Britain's problems. 

1897-1898 was the period when colonialism was about to reach its end. The Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico would revolt from Spain. Further out east, Japan was a rising power. Japan and the United States almost clashed in Hawaii, as the U.S. was slowly expanding into the Pacific.

It's an interesting analogy to how the Martians are the European colonizers themselves.