tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672684189982389944.post7499509033152350281..comments2023-10-28T01:36:00.054-07:00Comments on Swords & Stitchery - Old Time Sewing & Table Top Rpg Blog: Free Classic Science Fiction Download - H.G.Wells Star Begotten As Fodder For Your Old School Post Apocalyptic Campaign Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672684189982389944.post-7035449358083741942014-05-25T09:00:19.832-07:002014-05-25T09:00:19.832-07:00The Star Begotten/FF crossover goes into the Jack ...The Star Begotten/FF crossover goes into the Jack Kirby 2001/Eternals saga stuff as well. There's some really interesting crossover potential with Arthur C.Clark's 2001 material. The whole thing has some very Lovecraftian resonances and there's further evidence when we get into Well's take on history, politic, and the world governmental theories. All this really ties into not Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672684189982389944.post-5694067176282749262014-05-25T08:29:42.728-07:002014-05-25T08:29:42.728-07:00I missed the Star-Begotten/FF stuff. I haven't...I missed the Star-Begotten/FF stuff. I haven't had much opportunity to go digging around the WNU site(s). I've been reading a lot of old books instead. I really like how this book opens-up the 'Martians' and how it offers some interesting/disturbing implications well worth exploring. It has been quite influential on my own efforts. As to the blogs all blurring together, I know garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672684189982389944.post-32351151919712205122014-05-25T07:56:31.106-07:002014-05-25T07:56:31.106-07:00I always thought that the 'Martians' were ...I always thought that the 'Martians' were quite a bit more then their classic invasion origins suggest Garrison. Beware that the Holmes book makes the humans pretty helpless in the face of the Martians. Even more so then in the Well's classic origin. The Star Begotten is very HPL in many of its themes. They include some of the laid out ideas that we get in Lovecraft's At The Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672684189982389944.post-43973071902298641152014-05-25T07:11:54.244-07:002014-05-25T07:11:54.244-07:00I forgot to add that there's also a nice poten...I forgot to add that there's also a nice potential cross-over in the Star-Begotten with the Fantastic Four, in that there is a lot of talk about 'Cosmic Rays' early on, and one could then bring in a bit of that sort of thing, if so desired...garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672684189982389944.post-30999080158808633622014-05-25T07:09:20.184-07:002014-05-25T07:09:20.184-07:00Nice timing on this post--I've re-written the ...Nice timing on this post--I've re-written the old entry for the Crystal Egg, and made pretty much the same connection to the Star Begotten as you just did here. Great minds and all that, I suppose. I like the way that Wells opened the door for the 'Martians' to be a bit more than they at first appeared. I have not read Wellman's book yet, but combining Holmes with the War of the garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.com