tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post2225362282987570217..comments2024-03-19T08:01:49.657+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: The Flying SaucerAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-4564286429782664572017-04-19T04:09:51.715+01:002017-04-19T04:09:51.715+01:00The novel was actually published on january 24 195...The novel was actually published on january 24 1950.<br />Source : The Albert Lea Sunday Tribune (MN) of January 8, 1950.Yvan Defoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040197157156217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-49632495955580097592013-07-03T12:45:30.877+01:002013-07-03T12:45:30.877+01:00Yes, it's a really interesting book, although ...Yes, it's a really interesting book, although modern readers may find it a bit slow-moving in places. There are plenty of copies on eBay and Amazon marketplace.Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-90766856781520433682013-07-03T11:12:30.314+01:002013-07-03T11:12:30.314+01:00I shall try and find a copy! Sounds good.I shall try and find a copy! Sounds good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208870708519356533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-87560383493141894482013-06-30T16:51:24.363+01:002013-06-30T16:51:24.363+01:00Great idea! Newman created an awkward situation fo...Great idea! Newman created an awkward situation for himself by trying to write a science fiction story set in his own present day, where some of the news events (like the Flying Saucers) were taken from the real world, while others (Drummond's "Martian" rockets) were fictional. The book vaguely hints that the Saucers are a product of mass hysteria caused by the Martian scare (although that doesn't entirely hold water, because the first saucer sightings are supposed to occur out of the blue while the Martian project is still being planned)... but as you say, in a work of fiction the saucers could have been anything Newman wanted them to be!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-17274148071453607772013-06-30T15:45:00.111+01:002013-06-30T15:45:00.111+01:00Holey cheese; wouldn't it have been great if h...Holey cheese; wouldn't it have been great if he'd written a sequel in which the almost-ignored flying saucer thread was picked up and Newman realizes that his conspiracy has actually served to shield and disguise the real Martian invasion?<br /><br />The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The classics are classics for reasons.Peni R. Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781761011389542245noreply@blogger.com