Looking Forward to Forgotten Futures XI

[ffutures]

While I've still got a long way to go to get Forgotten Futures X finished, one of the things I need to do is decide on a title for Forgotten Futures XI, so that I can give it a plug at the end of FF X.

So far the plug reads "Forgotten Futures XI will be based on the science fiction of Stanley Weinbaum (1902-1935), exploring his imaginative vision of the Solar System."

That's a bit dull - what I want is something to go after the XI, preferably a title with no more than four or five words.

Weinbaum's most famous story in this setting is A Martian Odyssey, so it's tempting to use the title Space Odysseys. Except that it's a title that's already been used for an online game, several anthologies, a TV science series, etc. etc. and I would prefer to be a little more original.

I'm thinking about "Planets and Perils" or "Planets of Peril," neither of which seems to be the title of anything [later edit - Just found Planets of Peril as a Space 1999 novelization]. Unless, of course, you know better. Other possibilities include "Rockets and Rayguns" and "Blast Off!" (which is, or was, a board game but not an RPG as far as I know). Or I could write around it - I don't have to have a title yet...

Another thing I ought to decide is what sort of art I'll be using. Most of the SF magazine art of the 30s is still in European copyright, but some earlier stuff may be available. Alternatives could include 3D modelling, find someone who does art for fanzines etc. and persuade them to do something for the game, photos of real people in SF type costumes, and so forth. Which would you prefer? Would a mixture work for you? Do you care at all?

So, let's have your opinions...

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Comments

[kyte.livejournal.com]

I feel there's a better answer, though still contemplating...

May need to read up on your inspiration...

[cobrabay.livejournal.com]

How about "Planetary Odysseys"? His stories set in the solar system are referred to as the

Planetary series

, and has that nod to

A Martian Odyssey

. Of the other suggestions I prefer Planets of Peril.

[jordan179.livejournal.com]

I like that one -- Planetary Odysseys. By the way, Weinbaum's worlds are astonishingly well worked-out given his short lifespan and the primitiveness of most 1930's science-fiction. About the only thing that isn't well worked-out is his concept of Earth, and you can crib from his works out of continuity on that (since few of them were obviously out of his main universe continuity).

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

Forgotten Futures XI: I Hate All Of Them!


Yes, that has a certain ring to it...