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MINISTRY OF SPACE is a marvel. It is, at its heart, a peon to the dreams of the past: to the wonder of the Space Age, when all seemed possible... and to Britain's lost Golden Age of empire, which had its last and glorious gasp in that great nation's resistance and ultimate defeat of the Nazi threat.
This is alternate history at its best: not merely a twist on history, with a clever or fun result, but a twist that holds profound meaning and resonance, not only for Brits but for all who love the br ...more
This is alternate history at its best: not merely a twist on history, with a clever or fun result, but a twist that holds profound meaning and resonance, not only for Brits but for all who love the br ...more
Amazingly well illustrated, book about what could have happened if the British got into space travel first. It's a nice idea, but not a lot happens in the book. The big mystery is where the English would get the money to go into space travel. It's pretty easy to guess what that is so it leaves you with no surprises and no real conflict in the book. Still the illustrations and the concepts are a lot of fun.
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