War of the Worlds: Battleground Australia
The Australian Invasion
It is well-known that Wells found vital inspiration for his 1897 novel in the horrific plight of Tasmanian Aboriginals who, within his lifetime, were virtually wiped out by the warfare and disease brought by foreign invaders.
In Battleground Australia we discover that the war with Mars was not confined to England and did not end with all Martians destroyed by disease. In Australia some of the aliens survived and went underground, to emerge a century or more later.
Contents
Introduction by Alex Proyas
Foreword: The Martians in Australia by Steve Proposch and Christopher Sequeira and Bryce Stevens
1. In Re: The Strange Fate of Samuel Langhorne Clemens by Jack Dann
2. The Saltwater Battle by Lindy Cameron and Kerry Greenwood
3. Apostles of Mercy by Janeen Webb
4. The Inconvenient Visitors; or, An Unrestful Cure by Lucy Sussex
5. The Enemy of My Enemy by Rick Kennett
6. A Fair Go to Mars by Jason Franks
7. Speed Bonnie Boat by Carmel Bird
8. Doctor Were's Son by Dmetri Kakmi
9. Nothing Missed by Angela Meyer
10. Cat and Mouse by Bill Congreve
11. Even Less Than Zero by Jenny Valentish
12. Riding the Snails by Jason Fischer
13. The Sixth Falling Star by Kaaron Warren
14. The Second Coming of the Martians by Sean Williams
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Steve Proposch
Stephen Robert "Steve" Proposch, born 1967, is an Australian author and editor who has worked on a number of Cthulhu Mythos anthologies, including the Cthulhu Deep Down Under series, most of which have been published through IFWG Publishing. In 1993 he co-founded the horror fiction periodical Bloodsongs , which ran for four years, and was also the founder, in partnership with his wife Melissa, of international art zine Trouble, established in 2004 and running through until 2020.
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