The War of the Worlds – In Real Time #10

We've been live for four days now. There are two ways to follow the unfolding story of The War of the Worlds - In Real Time. You can follow along on Twitter as the tweets come out in real time., telling the story sequentially, with all the characters and news sources relating their day by … Continue reading The War of the Worlds – In Real Time #10

The War of the Worlds – In Real Time #9

Tomorrow is the first of June - and you can follow along, day by day, with our version of the classic story. Meet our new characters as they come to grips with the Martian Invasion of 1897. My character, Toni, had been challenged by Wells’ brother in May 1897, to keep a diary entirely in … Continue reading The War of the Worlds – In Real Time #9

The War of the Worlds – In Real Time #7

Character number 5  HG Wells Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography and autobiography. Wells is now best remembered … Continue reading The War of the Worlds – In Real Time #7

The War of the Worlds – In Real Time #6

Character four Lt Commander Roger Carver  Lieutenant Carver was HMS Thunder Child’s Third Officer during those crucial days in June 1897. Surviving the sinking of his ship he later joined the inventor Hiram Maxim’s assault on the Martian base at Woking.

The War of the Worlds – in Real Time #5

Character number 3  Lieutenant James Robert Dullanty (1870 – 1897) The youngest son of Sir John Dullanty, whose estate at Rotch Wood abutted the Queen’s estate at Balmoral. James, a god-son of Queen Victoria graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in 1892, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards’ 4th Company in … Continue reading The War of the Worlds – in Real Time #5