The Second Coming of the Martians single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 The Second Coming of the Martians
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'A man tracks down the last surviving Martian in the wastes of Antarctica, hidden away since the original invasion, far from the bacteria which doomed its kind. The purpose of his quest is to understand the mystery - the 'why' of the Martian invasion - and to learn the identity of the true invaders. A satisfying conclusion to this collection, which builds upon and adds to Wells' great novel, as all good sequels should.'

Source: Foreword.

Notes

  • Epigraph (appears in 2020 publication):

    This is already the vastest war in history. It is war not of nations, but of
    mankind. It is a war to exorcise a world-madness and end an age.

    — H.G. Wells, The War That Will End War

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon War of the Worlds : Battleground Australia Steve Proposch (editor), Christopher Sequeira (editor), Bryce Stevens (editor), Bittern : Clan Destine Press , 2019 16946320 2019 anthology short story science fiction

    'An anthology based on the Martian invasion of earth imagined by H.G. Wells.

    'With stories set in Australia of the past, present and future, this riveting and inventive collection features 16 of Australia's best science fiction, crime and speculative fiction authors: Kerry Greenwood, Carmel Bird, Jack Dann, Janeen Webb, Sean Williams, Angela Meyer, Lindy Cameron, Jenny Valentish, Narrelle M Harris, Lucy Sussex, Rick Kennett, Jason Franks, Dmetri Kakmi, Bill Congreve, Jason Fischer, and Kaaron Warren.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

         Bittern : Clan Destine Press , 2019     Section: Section 3 : The Future
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The View from the End of the World Andromeda Spaceways Magazine Special Issue April Amy Gordon (editor), 2020 19773739 2020 periodical issue

    'Attention all passengers - this is your Captain speaking!

    'If you have been watching the news, you will know that the people of Earth are currently suffering through a pandemic known as “COVID-19.” For those of you who are not students of history, various worlds have experienced similar pandemics in the past such as the “Clone-Killing Nanovirus,’’ the “Great Plague of Middle Earth,” the “Shame” of Betelgeuse 5, and, of course, the always insidious “Cooties.”

    'We here at Andromeda Spaceways take the health and wellbeing of our passengers very seriously and will be following the strict guidelines developed in the wake of the aforementioned pandemics in order to keep everyone safe throughout their journey.'

    Source: Editorial (p.1).

    Special issue of Andromeda Spaceways Magazine containing eleven apocalyptic stories by Sean Williams, released during the COVID-19 pandemic. The author describes the collection as the result of a request by editor Amy Gordon for 'a story or two that might gel with the times' (p.3).

         2020     pg. 39-48
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  • Antarctica,
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The War of the Worlds
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