The Day of the Martians: The Martian Diaries, Volume 1 By H.E. Wilburson Narrated by Terry Thompson and Harry Preston

4/7/2018

Author H.E. Wilburson introduces us to his audio book The Day of the Martians:
The terror of the coming of the Martians has become a distant memory, a bad dream that has faded with time. It is now 1913 and the cosy, suburban life of the writer from H G Wells' iconic 'The War Of The Worlds' descends again into a Martian nightmare. A cylinder from the previous invasion has been unearthed in Wales, intact and completely sealed from the Earth's atmosphere, then transported to London for no apparent reason. It is unclear whether there are Martians still alive inside it after more than a decade.
The situation worsens. Ogilvy the astronomer reveals that in three months, the Martians are set to invade in vast numbers, just before Christmas. Having learned hard lessons about deadly bacteria, the Martians are set on the conquest of our planet.
On a hunch, the writer takes his wife with him to Mount Tryfan in Wales where they make a surprising discovery, but is it significant? With no realistic defence against Martian tripods and heat rays, the government has no choice and adopts the writer's plan. But time is short, too short. Only a single hope now stands in the way of total oblivion and The Day of the Martians…
The Day of the Martians by H.E. Wilburson is a sequel to The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

This audio book was so much fun! I loved it! The story kept me on the edge of my kindle for the entire tale. The narration and the sound effects were top notch. I felt like I was transported into the past and was witnessing these events myself. The power of the audio book is quite amazing. The enjoyment factor is high!
As the sequel to such a famous story it was handled quite well and felt so organic to the original story.
I give The Day of the Martians 5 STARS! I loved it and so will you!
I am very happy to report that there are two more stories coming: “The Lake on the Moon” and “Gateway to Mars”. Thank you, Mr. Wilburson.

You can buy this audio book:
https://www.amazon.com/Day-of-the-Martians-Martian-Diaries
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Day-of-the-Martians-Martian-Diaries
https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Day-of-the-Martians-Audiobook
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Day-of-the-Martians-Audiobook
You can follow the author:
http://martiandiaries.com
https://twitter.com/martiandiaries
https://www.facebook.com/martiandiaries

Tags: sci-fi, science fiction, historical, aliens, Mars, invasion, England, Wales

15 Comments

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4/9/2018 10:29:10 am

I am delighted with this 5 star review of my audio book sequel to The War Of The Worlds and so pleased that you enjoyed it.

Mark

4/9/2018 10:43:32 am

Your delight makes Grizz and I very happy. Thank you for being willing to answer a few questions.
What inspired you to choose the form of an audiobook for this story?

4/9/2018 11:21:33 am

The reason was simple. First and foremost I am a storyteller and I have been telling stories with music for a long time. To be able to combine the music with my own text has been a life-long dream and the audio book format is the perfect platform.

4/9/2018 02:20:00 pm

Do you have other stories published? Where can people find them?

4/10/2018 01:31:42 am

I'm really excited and focused on completing The Martian Diaries trilogy at present. Book 1 'The Day Of The Martians' is now released and I am currently writing book 2 'The Lake On The Moon'. Most of my time is taken up with this trilogy but I have another project that's completed but not yet published. It's a retelling of Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, again with my own original music and it will be out as an audio book in the near future.

4/10/2018 08:41:05 am

I am happy to hear that you are working on the second book.
Pilgrim's Progress is an amazing historical book also. Why that book? Do I detect a theme in that choice? What other stories would you like to bring to life?

H.E.Wilburson link

4/10/2018 11:35:56 am

My version of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' was completed in 2015 on a very low budget. It gave me the skills and ambition to attempt a trilogy sequel to the daddy of science fiction, 'The War Of The Worlds'. Both 'The Pilgrims Progress' and 'The War Of the Worlds' are familiar titles to many, and perhaps, under appreciated today. I wanted to bring a new life and sympathetic perspective to these classics. I hope my involvement with them is seamless and they make enjoyable audio books. I have one rule, to do my best. There are several potential titles I would like to work on but 'The Martian Diaries' trilogy is still far from complete and to consider another project just now would be difficult.

4/10/2018 12:29:27 pm

Are you also a musician? Earlier you mentioned combining stories and music. When did you first have the idea to combine the art forms and what provided the initial inspiration?

4/11/2018 12:53:42 am

I enjoy painting pictures with music and creating worlds from words.I will leave it to to the listener to decide whether I am a musician or a writer. It is my hope that I have done my job right and the story is enjoyable enough that it will be listened to over and over, without becoming stale.
The conveying of an idea or mood has always been the inspiration behind combining the two art forms, in order to tell the story better and the reason 'The Day Of The Martians' is published as an audio book, for now.
It's been a pleasure to share this with you and thank you for your review.

4/11/2018 08:08:22 am

Tell me about your writing process. Do you have a certain time or place devoted to writing? Are you a plotter or a pantster? Are you a member of a writers' group?

4/12/2018 02:54:21 am

Writing doesn't come easy to me, I find composing music much easier and a relaxation from trying to make a sentence read right. I am currently in the middle of a significant plot that's going to need tons and tons of research and it is a pressure and a concern. I like to sketch out the ending of a story first, complete an early chapter, then with the dots joined up, create the beginning. I am hopeless at remembering things, so I have to write, note or jot on my laptop as I go, no matter what time of day or night, or the thread / thought is gone. I am not in a writing group as yet as I have no time to spare, none at all, just too busy with all the marketing as well.

4/12/2018 10:16:42 am

Do you use special software for writing and researching, such as Scrivener or something else? If not, what system do you use? Marketing does take a lot of time, no doubt about that. Do you develop a playlist of music for your characters, something they would like to listen to?

Rhani D'Chae

4/11/2018 12:26:43 pm

That's an interesting concept for a book, making it a sequel to a book from a different author. I'm not sure that I would be brave enough to try it. Lol Especially not THAT book and THAT author! 😁

4/11/2018 06:42:29 pm

Perhaps someone else then? What famous dead .author would you like to do a sequel for if you knew you couldn't fail?

4/12/2018 12:01:14 pm

'The War Of The Worlds' is a fantastic story and it deserves a great sequel. I hope I have done a good enough job with book 1 of my trilogy 'The Martian Diaries'.You can listen to the first 4 chapters on the website here http://www.martiandiaries.com
I would love to know what you think.

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