We are not alone... more’s the pity.Three poignant, sometimes blackly comic accounts, where unlikely heroes – kids, screw-ups, survivors – stumble their way through protecting Earth from faintly baffling alien invasions.
It’s one of the oldest devices in science fiction, from Wells’
The War of the Worlds to
Invasion of the Body Snatchers and
The Thing. Why do so many aliens want to invade the Earth anyway? Who’s going to stop them? Is this going to take long?
WE ARE NOT ALONE…MORE'S THE PITY.
'Alien invasion' is one of the oldest devices in modern science fiction, dating back to Wells' The War of the Worlds. It spoke to the paranoia of mid-twentieth-century life, spawning such classics as Invasion of theBody Snatchers, Plan 9 From Outer Space and The Thing. Why do so many damn aliens want to invade Earth anyway? And who's going to stop them? Is this going to take long? Only I was going to go to the pub later.
By turns funny, blackly comic and thoughtful, Invaders From Beyond: First Wave chronicles three unlikely invasion bids, in dingy commercial estates and broken-down council estates, where unlikely heroes - kids, screw-ups, survivors
* Perfect for fans of Attack the Block and The World's End, this is alien invasions with a twist. Witty, irreverent, strange and compelling.
* The authors will be taking part in some joint promotional activity, both on the Rebellion website and on other genre sites.
* We will be running a social media campaign focussing on the alien invasion hook, to include paid advertising on Twitter and Facebook.
