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Skarro 09 Jan 2003 04:02:42	Hi all, Just a quick question: has anyone read the new SPACE:1999 books ("Resurrection" and "The Forsaken") that Powys media has put out? What do people think of them? Have the authors been able to capture the spirit and flavour of the series? I was vaguely wondering about getting them, but at $15 a pop they're pretty steep. Normally I'd be willing to shell out a little extra to help keep the "new 1999" venture alive and well, but I'm also a new homeowner, so I have to watch my bills! :-) Thanks!
Validus 09 Jan 2003 19:23:34	I'm too skeptical to buy the books, at least at the moment. Look at all the bad "Star Trek" & Star Wars novels that clog the shelves at Barnes & Noble. I think I'll wait until someone posts a review. A favorable review...
Martin 10 Jan 2003 17:40:33	Disclaimer: I helped Powys by proof-reading early drafts of both the books. IMHO Resurrection is a terrific read. The story is dark and suspenseful, and very well written. It's a sequel to a year 1 episode, and develops the alien's character impressively. If you like the horror-themed episodes of year 1 you'll like this book. There's also a nice introduction of Johnny Byrne, who wrote many episodes of the original series. Here's another enthusiatic review: Review by Michael Faries in Space1999.Org I haven't seen the finished text of Forsaken (it's being released in 2 weeks, January 24th), but from the early draft I read I think any Space 1999 fan will enjoy it immensely!
moonbasealpha_s1 10 Jan 2003 19:22:49	I have read Resurrection. <mild spoiler> The book is a follow up sequel to End of Eternity. If you enjoyed that episode (and really, show me a true S99 fan who doesn't), then you will enjoy this book. The book is suspenseful through the entire story and the tale itself is quite creative for a sequel. William Latham does an excellent job characterizing Balor; he is dead on and Balor is just as evil and psychologically terrifying in Resurrection as he is in End of Eternity. We get a little insight into Balor's home world of Progron and a glimpse at some of the events that led to his banishment on the asteroid. If you are a Victor fan, this book is also for you. Mr. Latham does a fine job characterizing Victor and I really liked his characterization of Helena too. I do have a few nits about it. First, the characterization of John Koenig, in my opinion, is just fair. Koenig was not nearly as arrogant in the show as he was in the book and the comment about "breeding stock" at the end was offensive and, I believe, totally out of character. Part of the problem was that the background was still stuck in the 70's: an update to late 90's technolgy would have been appreciated, as well as some updated social attitudes. I will concede, however, that Koenig is really a difficult character to write and characterize and though not wonderful, the characterization was not a complete failure either. The book is rather pricey for a paperback. Unless it has come down, it is around $18; you may want to investigate your local library or better yet, buy it and donate it to your library when you are finished (tax deductable!). Overall, though, it is a good "read" amd I would recommend it.
tgarnett25 12 Jan 2003 00:09:55	The "Space:1999" episode "End Of Eternity" was very much Balor, the portrait of a mad man. It was a meditation on evil, and immortality. It attempts to penetrate the boundaries of malevolence, and the viewer discovers that the country of the insane has no borders. The nemesis is a rattlesnake pit of hypocrisy, and diabolical eggess. Balor, not unlike Milton's Lucifer, or Lightborn, in the play by Marlowe, is a fallen cypher, with a real johnson for demonstrating how he can breath rancid new meaning into existence; one that Thoreau, Sartre, and Nietzche never considered. Balor, on the one hand, was the ultimate sophist. A modern day incarnation of Thrasymachus--blown up to horror movie size--and living by his own rules, his own ethos. On the other hand, he was Heinrich Himmler, returning in his funeral cerements to fill some showers; slam some oven doors; do some hands-on research with German Shepherds, and fraternal, and paternal twins. He's an industrial nightmare. The eternal Mr. Unpleasant. The true genius behind this ignoble icon of sadism--and friends, it's not Powys Media--is that he's the killer that can't be killed. He can be temporarily thwarted, and slowed, but some how he'll come again, and again, and again.... The novel "Ressurrection," by comparison, is a jumped up comic book. It's a year two plot that was married to year one ambience. The result is a Frankenstein's Monster of malapropisms, and unlikely motivations that bear little, or no resemblance to the parent episode. John Koenig, in particular, is deheroificated to the point where he couldn't command the shovel carrying, red bag avengers at the local zoo. He alternates from extreme hubris, and narcissism to being a mealy-mouthed, chauvinistic wimp. Balor has also been reconfigured for this first grade, coloring book of an adventure. For eighteen bones, plus shipping, and handling, you will be treated to a Balor who acts like he's going through mid-life crisis. Believe me, we know because he goes on, and on, and on--even as our brains become numb, even as our eyelids turn to neutronium. His elocution takes up most of the book, as he digresses on why human beings need God, or why they don't need God, or why freelance artists become blood sucking freaks (having worked a bit in that particular low-pay, low-incentive trade, I wasn't astonished at all by Ken Lucas' psychopathology). If you're one who has money to flush, by all means, unlimber your wallet, and pull the chain. On the other hand, if you're like the rest of us, knowing not how, or when the bread will be plucked from our mouths, then stick to the DVD release of the episode.
RBAdams 13 Jan 2003 01:41:33	LOL, great review. Personally, I'm torn. I want to buy the Powys books and help support their effort to keep Space: 1999 in the public eye, but not if what I'm getting is the equivalent of fanzine material.
Moonbase99 14 Jan 2003 07:52:28	I read Ressurection, and found it to be a great sequel to the episode End of Eternity. Not only did it answer the question of what happened to the immortal being that was jettisoned out onto the lunar surface so long ago, but it was a gripping read that kept me from putting the book down until I had finished it in one sitting. Bill Latham has a style that hooks you and won't let you go. I agree it is a little pricey for a paperback, but well worth it for a good read, and to support the effort to keep Space: 1999 alive. I have already ordered The Forsaken and am sure with Mateo at the helm of Powys that it will maintain the same high level of quality.
F-9000 14 Jan 2003 10:39:37	No, I did'nt. F-9000
tgarnett25 14 Jan 2003 23:20:23	RB, it is a tangled warp of weeds, indeed. Fanzine may be too exalted a word for this little nugget. It implies effort, and research, and by a person, or person(s) who are vested in thier subject matter. By page five of this bannana peel laden, pile of kindling, you realize that it is not a book. It's a receipt, giving provenance to the fact that no matter how gritty the back of your neck might feel; no matter how worldy, and pragmatic you think you are, you can still be suckered. "Ressurection" is a brutal affirmation of the phrase 'caveat emptor.' The faceless, witless moonbase brain fusion will, of course, find much to disagree with in this. These poltroons need no introduction--their foaming imbecilities can be palated at just about every convention, and fan site on the world wide web. Separately, they want thought; united, they form half of a thought. Following a fierce tongue strappado, they will insist, through rule, or fiat that this is the best book ever written, superior to even The Mayan Codex, and The Book Of Job. They will congress on how reading "Resurrection" will lead to a happier, more honest modality of living; that the editor of this yarn is a modern day Prometheus; reading "Resurrection," is better than Viagra, you see. Alrighty, then. On the other hand, for those of you who are tired of the two-faced blather; who regret purchasing tickets on the politically correct band wagon; if you want more from a "Space: 1999" novel than a mad hybrid of "The Terminator," and "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" I behoove you to pick up a copy of the "Earthfall" reprint by EC Tubbs. It's available through special order on the Fanderson web site. It brings to an eloquent close, some of the greatest adventures ever told.
cdmann 15 Jan 2003 01:49:54	I liked it...
Flamegrape 15 Jan 2003 02:12:52	BOOKS? WHAT BOOKS? Where can I buy them?
cdmann 15 Jan 2003 17:22:52	You can order them at http://www.cerebralmassage.com/powysmedia.html.
cmdrkoenig 19 Jan 2003 22:33:18	I liked Resurrection very much....Koenig was a little off though.
captphil 02 Feb 2003 03:46:22	I loved Resurrection, it's heads above most media tie in properties but I've written way too much about it on various lists and am friends with the publisher and writer. So my opinion probably doesn't matter too much in terms of fairness and accuracy. but I did find this reccomendation interesting Resurrection" By William Latham. <snipped griping about ordering difficulties> Latham does great work. A worthy successor to the episode "End Of Eternity." Try to borrow it, if you can. Recommended by tgarnett25, 12/30/2002. http://groups.msn.com/Space1999TheClassicA...literature.msnw
moonbasealpha_s1 02 Feb 2003 13:30:06	Thanks for the "plug". Below is the complete recommendation at the site. By William Latham. Be warned--the distributor of this book is lousy. After several, aborted attempts to straighten out an on-line order from the company, I finally gave up. Moonbasealpha_s1 was kind enough to loan me hers. Latham does great work. A worthy successor to the episode "End Of Eternity." Try to borrow it, if you can. Recommended by tgarnett25, 12/30/2002. Come see us at our website as we continue Space:1999 in the year 1 tradition.....http://www.space1999.net/~simy1/
captphil 01 Jun 2003 21:28:56	There has been a local (to me) radio show on Friday nights for twenty years now here on Long Island NY. Broadcast out of Stony Brook University on the campus station, WUSB 90.1 Destinies has covered the world of Science Fiction, Media and Comics. I've begun listening again after a long absence and the host, Howard Margolin has been corresponding with me on and off again about he various shows. The most recent show (last Friday) was a live telephone interview with Caspar Reiff including cuts from "At Dawn In Rivendell:Selected Songs and Poems from The Lord of the Rings" Casper is a Danish musician who has set the songs in The Lord of the Rings to music. Personally, I've never been a big fantasy fan, or Tolkien fan but this project sounded terrific and has Christopher Lee singing on it! If you like Lord of the Rings (The books) check it out http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=music&n=507846 or go to amazon and type in Caspar Reiff to avoid the huge link I generated above! A few weeks ago Howard provided me with an audio tape of two John K Muir interviews he did, the first was an old one about the Exploring Space 1999 book around 1997- 1998. The second Muir interview was more recent (And prompted me to start taping it every week!) which was about Johns current books: Space 1999 The Forsaken and An Askew View The Films of Kevin Smith. Terrific stuff! Brought me back to John's talks at Main Mission 2000. On May 16th Howard did an expanded interview with Mateo Latosa which was all about POWYS media! I've been taping these on my VCR and listening later in the weekend (Destinies airs at 11:30pm on Friday nights) so I didn't know Mateo would be on until after the fact as Howard called my cell phone and left a message saying Mateo would be on (Filling in for another guest who got ill) It was a terrific interview, you heard all about POWYS future plans, the work that went into the first three POWYS books. Howard, while not an uberfan of Space 1999 at least has the knowledge and respect for the show to ask interesting questions about it. Something you don't usually get when anyone talks about Space in print or broadcast media. He "grilled" Mateo about Victor Bergman! : - ) There was a lot of talk about Johnny Byrnes involvement with the project, the new Prisoner novels, The Space 1999 Companion (I think that's what their calling it), the new Scheckly book and Space 1999 Survival. Also i got to hear a little bit about Mateo's background and life. Great stuff. The one problem I had was it was very windy that night and there was a lot of FM fading (Other stations blasting into the signal) and static. So I've asked Howard for a good copy. He says the show is on the Cosmic Landscapes site somewhere for the next week or two....I can't find it, i find internet radio a little tedious and I believe you have to set up an account to hear it but if you're able to overcome the obstacles I couldn't here is the Cosmic Landscapes site: <www.cosmiclandscapes.htm>www.cosmiclandscapes.com http://www.cerebralmassage.com/powysmedia.html
captphil 07 Jun 2003 15:04:58	When I listened to Mateo Latosa on the Destinies Radio show a few weeks ago (Destinies, Friday nights @ 11:30 from Stony Brook University Long Island NY 90.1 WUSB) he mentioned that Powys had secured rights to do audio books of their novels. I've tentatively heard that the first of these will be a reading of Resurrection by Barry Morse! I've always felt Barry has a great voice for this sort of thing, along with Martin Landau, who's voiceover work on Testament of Arkadia was great. I remember enjoying Barry's different voices the last time I saw him at Spacecon 2001 in Tampa. When I first read Resurrection I thought it would make a great audio book, especially some of the scenes with Balor presenting his..."philosophy" and the first Space 1999 actor that came to mind was Barry. Hopefully all will go well, this, I hear is still tentative but if everything works out there should be some Space 1999 audiobooks on our way, maybe before the end of the year! (I hope!) I think this is close to a first as well. There were some audio stories for Space 1999 but these were read along comic book stories from Power records. I don't think there has been a true audio version of any Space 1999 book yet. Correct me if I'm wrong.
RBAdams 07 Jun 2003 22:09:46	Well, Capt. Phil, on those Peter Pan albums, there were redramatized versions of "Breakaway," "Death's other Dominion," "Dragon's Domain," "End of Eternity," and "Mission of the Darians." So I believe they count. By the way, anyone ever think how odd that four out of those five have the absolute darkest themes of the Year One episodes, and they were adapted for children's read-along comics?
Senmut 18 Jun 2003 05:22:02	To answer the orginal question, NO, I have not read them.
moonbasealpha_s1 20 Jun 2003 13:16:40	What question? LOL RB, I have those Peter Pan albums....or rather they are at my parent's house. I know exactly where they are too! Yeah there were a couple of original audio stories. I remember the Breakaway one was funny to listen too...the voices were very over exaggerated, weird, and right, they were NOT the voice of the actors. Someday, I will try to get these tranfered to a mp3 file or something, when I figure it out and get the time to do it.

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Skarro
09 Jan 2003 04:02:42

Hi all,

Just a quick question: has anyone read the new SPACE:1999 books ("Resurrection" and "The Forsaken") that Powys media has put out? What do people think of them? Have the authors been able to capture the spirit and flavour of the series?

I was vaguely wondering about getting them, but at $15 a pop they're pretty steep. Normally I'd be willing to shell out a little extra to help keep the "new 1999" venture alive and well, but I'm also a new homeowner, so I have to watch my bills! :-)

Thanks!

Validus
09 Jan 2003 19:23:34

I'm too skeptical to buy the books, at least at the moment. Look at all the bad "Star Trek" & Star Wars novels that clog the shelves at Barnes & Noble. I think I'll wait until someone posts a review. A favorable review...

Martin
10 Jan 2003 17:40:33

Disclaimer: I helped Powys by proof-reading early drafts of both the books.

IMHO Resurrection is a terrific read. The story is dark and suspenseful, and very well written. It's a sequel to a year 1 episode, and develops the alien's character impressively. If you like the horror-themed episodes of year 1 you'll like this book. There's also a nice introduction of Johnny Byrne, who wrote many episodes of the original series.

Here's another enthusiatic review:

Review by Michael Faries in Space1999.Org

I haven't seen the finished text of Forsaken (it's being released in 2 weeks, January 24th), but from the early draft I read I think any Space 1999 fan will enjoy it immensely!

moonbasealpha_s1
10 Jan 2003 19:22:49

I have read Resurrection. <mild spoiler>

The book is a follow up sequel to End of Eternity. If you enjoyed that episode (and really, show me a true S99 fan who doesn't), then you will enjoy this book.

The book is suspenseful through the entire story and the tale itself is quite creative for a sequel. William Latham does an excellent job characterizing Balor; he is dead on and Balor is just as evil and psychologically terrifying in Resurrection as he is in End of Eternity. We get a little insight into Balor's home world of Progron and a glimpse at some of the events that led to his banishment on the asteroid. If you are a Victor fan, this book is also for you. Mr. Latham does a fine job characterizing Victor and I really liked his characterization of Helena too.

I do have a few nits about it. First, the characterization of John Koenig, in my opinion, is just fair. Koenig was not nearly as arrogant in the show as he was in the book and the comment about "breeding stock" at the end was offensive and, I believe, totally out of character. Part of the problem was that the background was still stuck in the 70's: an update to late 90's technolgy would have been appreciated, as well as some updated social attitudes. I will concede, however, that Koenig is really a difficult character to write and characterize and though not wonderful, the characterization was not a complete failure either.

The book is rather pricey for a paperback. Unless it has come down, it is around $18; you may want to investigate your local library or better yet, buy it and donate it to your library when you are finished (tax deductable!). Overall, though, it is a good "read" amd I would recommend it.

tgarnett25
12 Jan 2003 00:09:55

The "Space:1999" episode "End Of Eternity" was very much Balor, the portrait of a mad man. It was a meditation on evil, and immortality. It attempts to penetrate the boundaries of malevolence, and the viewer discovers that the country of the insane has no borders. The nemesis is a rattlesnake pit of hypocrisy, and diabolical eggess. Balor, not unlike Milton's Lucifer, or Lightborn, in the play by Marlowe, is a fallen cypher, with a real johnson for demonstrating how he can breath rancid new meaning into existence; one that Thoreau, Sartre, and Nietzche never considered. Balor, on the one hand, was the ultimate sophist. A modern day incarnation of Thrasymachus--blown up to horror movie size--and living by his own rules, his own ethos. On the other hand, he was Heinrich Himmler, returning in his funeral cerements to fill some showers; slam some oven doors; do some hands-on research with German Shepherds, and fraternal, and paternal twins. He's an industrial nightmare. The eternal Mr. Unpleasant.

The true genius behind this ignoble icon of sadism--and friends, it's not Powys Media--is that he's the killer that can't be killed. He can be temporarily thwarted, and slowed, but some how he'll come again, and again, and again....

The novel "Ressurrection," by comparison, is a jumped up comic book. It's a year two plot that was married to year one ambience. The result is a Frankenstein's Monster of malapropisms, and unlikely motivations that bear little, or no resemblance to the parent episode. John Koenig, in particular, is deheroificated to the point where he couldn't command the shovel carrying, red bag avengers at the local zoo. He alternates from extreme hubris, and narcissism to being a mealy-mouthed, chauvinistic wimp. Balor has also been reconfigured for this first grade, coloring book of an adventure. For eighteen bones, plus shipping, and handling, you will be treated to a Balor who acts like he's going through mid-life crisis. Believe me, we know because he goes on, and on, and on--even as our brains become numb, even as our eyelids turn to neutronium. His elocution takes up most of the book, as he digresses on why human beings need God, or why they don't need God, or why freelance artists become blood sucking freaks (having worked a bit in that particular low-pay, low-incentive trade, I wasn't astonished at all by Ken Lucas' psychopathology).

If you're one who has money to flush, by all means, unlimber your wallet, and pull the chain. On the other hand, if you're like the rest of us, knowing not how, or when the bread will be plucked from our mouths, then stick to the DVD release of the episode.

RBAdams
13 Jan 2003 01:41:33

LOL, great review.

Personally, I'm torn. I want to buy the Powys books and help support their effort to keep Space: 1999 in the public eye, but not if what I'm getting is the equivalent of fanzine material.

Moonbase99
14 Jan 2003 07:52:28

I read Ressurection, and found it to be a great sequel to the episode End of Eternity. Not only did it answer the question of what happened to the immortal being that was jettisoned out onto the lunar surface so long ago, but it was a gripping read that kept me from putting the book down until I had finished it in one sitting. Bill Latham has a style that hooks you and won't let you go. I agree it is a little pricey for a paperback, but well worth it for a good read, and to support the effort to keep Space: 1999 alive. I have already ordered The Forsaken and am sure with Mateo at the helm of Powys that it will maintain the same high level of quality.

F-9000
14 Jan 2003 10:39:37

No, I did'nt.

F-9000

tgarnett25
14 Jan 2003 23:20:23

RB, it is a tangled warp of weeds, indeed. Fanzine may be too exalted a word for this little nugget. It implies effort, and research, and by a person, or person(s) who are vested in thier subject matter. By page five of this bannana peel laden, pile of kindling, you realize that it is not a book. It's a receipt, giving provenance to the fact that no matter how gritty the back of your neck might feel; no matter how worldy, and pragmatic you think you are, you can still be suckered. "Ressurection" is a brutal affirmation of the phrase 'caveat emptor.'

The faceless, witless moonbase brain fusion will, of course, find much to disagree with in this. These poltroons need no introduction--their foaming imbecilities can be palated at just about every convention, and fan site on the world wide web. Separately, they want thought; united, they form half of a thought. Following a fierce tongue strappado, they will insist, through rule, or fiat that this is the best book ever written, superior to even The Mayan Codex, and The Book Of Job. They will congress on how reading "Resurrection" will lead to a happier, more honest modality of living; that the editor of this yarn is a modern day Prometheus; reading "Resurrection," is better than Viagra, you see.

Alrighty, then.

On the other hand, for those of you who are tired of the two-faced blather; who regret purchasing tickets on the politically correct band wagon; if you want more from a "Space: 1999" novel than a mad hybrid of "The Terminator," and "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" I behoove you to pick up a copy of the "Earthfall" reprint by EC Tubbs. It's available through special order on the Fanderson web site. It brings to an eloquent close, some of the greatest adventures ever told.

cdmann
15 Jan 2003 01:49:54

I liked it...

Flamegrape
15 Jan 2003 02:12:52

BOOKS? WHAT BOOKS?

Where can I buy them?

cdmann
15 Jan 2003 17:22:52

You can order them at http://www.cerebralmassage.com/powysmedia.html.

cmdrkoenig
19 Jan 2003 22:33:18

I liked Resurrection very much....Koenig was a little off though.

captphil
02 Feb 2003 03:46:22

I loved Resurrection, it's heads above most media tie in properties but I've written way too much about it on various lists and am friends with the publisher and writer.

So my opinion probably doesn't matter too much in terms of fairness and accuracy.

but I did find this reccomendation interesting

Resurrection"
By William Latham.

<snipped griping about ordering difficulties>

Latham does great work. A worthy successor to the episode "End Of Eternity." Try to borrow it, if you can.
Recommended by tgarnett25, 12/30/2002.
http://groups.msn.com/Space1999TheClassicA...literature.msnw

moonbasealpha_s1
02 Feb 2003 13:30:06

Thanks for the "plug". Below is the complete recommendation at the site.

By William Latham.
Be warned--the distributor of this book is lousy. After several, aborted attempts to straighten out an on-line order from the company, I finally gave up. Moonbasealpha_s1 was kind enough to loan me hers. Latham does great work. A worthy successor to the episode "End Of Eternity." Try to borrow it, if you can.
Recommended by tgarnett25, 12/30/2002.

Come see us at our website as we continue Space:1999 in the year 1 tradition.....http://www.space1999.net/~simy1/

captphil
01 Jun 2003 21:28:56

There has been a local (to me) radio show on Friday nights for twenty years
now here on Long Island NY. Broadcast out of Stony Brook University on the
campus station, WUSB 90.1 Destinies has covered the world of Science
Fiction, Media and Comics. I've begun listening again after a long absence
and the host, Howard Margolin has been corresponding with me on and off
again about he various shows.

The most recent show (last Friday) was a live telephone interview with
Caspar Reiff including cuts from "At Dawn In Rivendell:Selected Songs and
Poems from The Lord of the Rings"

Casper is a Danish musician who has set the songs in The Lord of the Rings
to music. Personally, I've never been a big fantasy fan, or Tolkien fan
but this project sounded terrific and has Christopher Lee singing on
it! If you like Lord of the Rings (The books) check it out

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=music&n=507846

or go to amazon and type in Caspar Reiff to avoid the huge link I generated
above!

A few weeks ago Howard provided me with an audio tape of two John K Muir
interviews he did, the first was an old one about the Exploring Space 1999
book around 1997- 1998. The second Muir interview was more recent (And
prompted me to start taping it every week!) which was about Johns current
books: Space 1999 The Forsaken and An Askew View The Films of Kevin
Smith. Terrific stuff! Brought me back to John's talks at Main Mission 2000.

On May 16th Howard did an expanded interview with Mateo Latosa which was
all about POWYS media! I've been taping these on my VCR and listening
later in the weekend (Destinies airs at 11:30pm on Friday nights) so I
didn't know Mateo would be on until after the fact as Howard called my cell
phone and left a message saying Mateo would be on (Filling in for another
guest who got ill)

It was a terrific interview, you heard all about POWYS future plans, the
work that went into the first three POWYS books. Howard, while not an
uberfan of Space 1999 at least has the knowledge and respect for the show
to ask interesting questions about it. Something you don't usually get
when anyone talks about Space in print or broadcast media.

He "grilled" Mateo about Victor Bergman! : - )

user posted image

There was a lot of talk about Johnny Byrnes involvement with the project,
the new Prisoner novels, The Space 1999 Companion (I think that's what
their calling it), the new Scheckly book and Space 1999 Survival.

Also i got to hear a little bit about Mateo's background and life. Great
stuff. The one problem I had was it was very windy that night and there
was a lot of FM fading (Other stations blasting into the signal) and
static. So I've asked Howard for a good copy.

He says the show is on the Cosmic Landscapes site somewhere for the next
week or two....I can't find it, i find internet radio a little tedious and
I believe you have to set up an account to hear it but if you're able to
overcome the obstacles I couldn't here is the Cosmic Landscapes site:

user posted image

<www.cosmiclandscapes.htm>www.cosmiclandscapes.com

user posted image

http://www.cerebralmassage.com/powysmedia.html

captphil
07 Jun 2003 15:04:58

When I listened to Mateo Latosa on the Destinies Radio show a few weeks ago (Destinies, Friday nights @ 11:30 from Stony Brook University Long Island NY 90.1 WUSB) he mentioned that Powys had secured rights to do audio books of their novels.

I've tentatively heard that the first of these will be a reading of
Resurrection by Barry Morse!

user posted image

I've always felt Barry has a great voice for this sort of thing, along with
Martin Landau, who's voiceover work on Testament of Arkadia was great. I
remember enjoying Barry's different voices the last time I saw him at
Spacecon 2001 in Tampa.

When I first read Resurrection I thought it would make a great audio book,
especially some of the scenes with Balor presenting his..."philosophy" and
the first Space 1999 actor that came to mind was Barry.

Hopefully all will go well, this, I hear is still tentative but if everything works out there should be some Space 1999 audiobooks on our way, maybe before the end of the year! (I hope!)

I think this is close to a first as well. There were some audio stories
for Space 1999 but these were read along comic book stories from Power
records.

user posted image

I don't think there has been a true audio version of any Space
1999 book yet. Correct me if I'm wrong.

RBAdams
07 Jun 2003 22:09:46

Well, Capt. Phil, on those Peter Pan albums, there were redramatized versions of "Breakaway," "Death's other Dominion," "Dragon's Domain," "End of Eternity," and "Mission of the Darians." So I believe they count.

By the way, anyone ever think how odd that four out of those five have the absolute darkest themes of the Year One episodes, and they were adapted for children's read-along comics?

Senmut
18 Jun 2003 05:22:02

To answer the orginal question, NO, I have not read them.

moonbasealpha_s1
20 Jun 2003 13:16:40

What question? LOL

RB, I have those Peter Pan albums....or rather they are at my parent's house. I know exactly where they are too!

Yeah there were a couple of original audio stories. I remember the Breakaway one was funny to listen too...the voices were very over exaggerated, weird, and right, they were NOT the voice of the actors.

Someday, I will try to get these tranfered to a mp3 file or something, when I figure it out and get the time to do it.

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