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War of the Worlds Spin-Off.

I've listened to the audio version of The Last Days of Thunder Child. I was very pleased with it. Very pleased indeed. It is now going through the audio process of being put online with Audible. This...



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Are You Fascinated with Steampunk Concept?

Are You Fascinated with Steampunk Concept? Learn Why!  As we turn over the pages of history, we came across the developments and industrial revolution of the 19th century but a little-known fast...



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HMS Thunder Child v the Martian Fighting Machines

War of the Worlds pasticheBritain in 1898.


The Martians really came and this is the alternative history of that dreadful event. Join the crew of HMS Thunder Child as she prepares to...



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The Martians are Here!

Alien invaders lay waste to Victorian Britain! One ship defies the pitiless assault. H.M.S. Thunder Child steams towards her glorious destiny in this 'War of the Worlds' pastiche! The War of the...



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Two War of the Worlds Science Fiction Adaptations.

A second War of the Worlds adaptation in the form of a disease-ridden and battle-damaged Martian fighting machine. 
Read, THE LAST DAYS OF THE FIGHTING MACHINE.


First came, The Last Days of...



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Coming Soon - A Second War of the Worlds Pastiche.

Coming soon!


THE LAST DAYS OF THE FIGHTING MACHINE.
By
C. A. Powell


(The Martians are Dying)
A War of the Worlds Pastiche. 

The terrifying Martian apocalypse of Queen Victoria's Britain was...



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Granddaughters Millie and Rosie with Carole at the Crooked Cottage in Manea.

I forgot I had this photo on my phone. It was taken back in August on a rather hot day. Carole and I took Granddaughters, Millie and Rosie to the bird hides. We passed the rickety old cottage along...



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The Rain is Coming in the Fenlands.

As I was driving out of the village of Benwick in the Fenlands of Cambridgeshire, I turned down this country lane and was struck by the clouds as I looked out across the Fens. I stopped the truck and...



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We Dug the Garden Pond Deeper and Now Want More.

We bought a new and bigger pond liner a few weeks back. Then we decided to dig deeper and widen the pond. We took all of the fish out and put them in a big black bathtub. My step-son Graham went on a...



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All Hail The Eyeballs in the Sky!

I remember reading a British cartoon strip. I think it was in the Daily Mirror and I was working at the Royal Mail in London. I would often read various newspaper funnies. One such strip was the...



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