Thu, 29 March 2012
Conspirators 21:12 Meet Clifford Poluka's younger brother, Paul, who appeared briefly in the episode 'Himilco part 1'. It's been ten years since the Starship Himilco disappeared along with Cliff and Gentry. Paul is now a captain in the Exploration Corps, and is conspiring against the government with Gentry's father and sister. Here we also meet Lynda Stokes, 22 year old daughter of GJ Stokes (Gentry Junior, father of Gentry Stokes III who was featured in Himilco), the head of Stokes Enterprises and the designer of the newest and best starship. Lynda is a prodigy with great intelligence, but can't cook worth a damn. Her brother Gentry has been missing for ten years and she stubbornly refuses to believe that he could be lost forever. This chapter was originally written to be the first chapter of the novel Between Earth and Arcturus, but didn't make it into the final draft. |
Wed, 28 March 2012
The Starship Himilco is the first story James Prescott wrote about adventures of Earthmen travelling to Arcturus in the 28th century. This short story takes place ten years before the events in the novel Between Earth and Arcturus, and was intended to be the prequel to the novel, but didn’t make it into the final draft. I am presenting it here in two parts. Episode 1 Gentry Stokes III was born in the year 2766 and is the son of the richest man in the galaxy. He is a young man troubled by superhuman strength which he must hide from the world and a belief that his grandfather was an alien. Unfortunately, scientific opinion has concluded that the probability of aliens in galaxy is zero, so Gentry’s obsession with his ancestry lands him in mental hospital until Clifford Poluka gives him the opportunity to prove the existence of aliens. Episode 2 Gentry is making friends aboard the Starship Himilco during the long voyage to Arcturus. They must pass through the Zone, which no vessel has ever done before. When they find the Himilco cannot maintain a constant speed they discover the secret of the Zone that has been destroying every probe sent there, and a radio signal leads them to a damaged alien vessel. |
Tue, 27 March 2012
The Starship Himilco is the first story James Prescott wrote about adventures of Earthmen travelling to Arcturus in the 28th century. This short story takes place ten years before the events in the novel Between Earth and Arcturus, and was intended to be the prequel to the novel, but didn’t make it into the final draft. I am presenting it here in two parts. Episode 1 Gentry Stokes III was born in the year 2766 and is the son of the richest man in the galaxy. He is a young man troubled by superhuman strength which he must hide from the world and a belief that his grandfather was an alien. Unfortunately, scientific opinion has concluded that the probability of aliens in galaxy is zero, so Gentry’s obsession with his ancestry lands him in mental hospital until Clifford Poluka gives him the opportunity to prove the existence of aliens. Episode 2 Gentry is making friends aboard the Starship Himilco during the long voyage to Arcturus. They must pass through the Zone, which no vessel has ever done before. When they find the Himilco cannot maintain a constant speed they discover the secret of the Zone that has been destroying every probe sent there, and a radio signal leads them to a damaged alien vessel. |
