Speed Bonnie Boat, 'brings us fast-forward to "The Present" to describe the history of the failed alien invasion at the turn of the last century, and juxtaposes it with the very real British Invasion and genocide in Tasmania, narrated by a descendant of the original Palawa peoples. This is as much a commentary on Wells' work as seen through the political lens of 2019, as it is a story of the origins of a new threat to humanity.'
Source: Foreword.