Orson Welles of Mars
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692589171 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 242 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Radio executives are fed up. Now he must become the defender Earth desperately needs. Before it begins, his career may be over. He is also the key figure in an interplanetary conflict that has raged for eons. 1938 has been a bad year for Orson Welles. Hollywood won't give him the time of day. Humanity's doom is coming, and its first target is Orson Welles. Now he must fight to survive and repel the invading forces from another world. Before the Martian ships came, he was merely an actor. He must become a legend He must become Orson Welles of Mars.. Theater audiences are bored. The boy genius will use any trick he has available. He would also prefer people not call him "boy genius" sarcastically, but that's a different struggle
"One of the best books focusing on Orson Welles I've ever read, in any iteration." according to Purg. This is the most refreshing use of time travel I think I've ever consumed in media.Oh. Spoilers, this book has time travel. It's a fairly large plot point, so if that's a deal breaker for you hold on anyways. Because it's still worth reading.If I'd ever been asked if anyone could capture the psychosis or wit of Orson Welles in writing, I'm not sure I would have answered the question. Now I can confidently point you to an author who takes all his talent and lack of tact, melodrama and mania, and somehow makes Welles the hero upon whom the world depends. I honestly never would have expected to read a book like this be