Canal Priests of Mars

[ffutures]

Just reading through the proof PDF of The Complete Canal Priests of Mars, the expanded (or rather uncut) version of my old Space 1889 adventure, which will be published by Heliograph Inc. real soon now - PDF around July 15th, print version at Gen Con, hopefully available from Amazon in mid-August.

The PDF will be $9.95, the print version recommended at $19.95 (say $13-$14 from Amazon).

So far I'm quite enjoying it - it's so long since I wrote it that I'd forgotten just how complicated and occasionally silly the full-length plot is! And it has all new art by Paul Daly which so far looks extremely good. Thus far remarkably few errors, which is always a plus - or me being a very poor proofreader, of course...

later Holy crap - just realised that this sucker was first printed nineteen years ago, possibly 20 - the copyright date is given as 1990 but I think it was actually available in 1989.

Comments

[johnreiher.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed the shorter version of the adventure. I'll definitely be picking up a copy of the longer version. So, Mr Daley's version of the Martians, how different are they from Rick Harris' version in the original. I've always considered his version of the Marsies to be the iconic version.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

They're very similar - the ears are possibly slightly more angular. I think you'll be happy with them.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Did the shorter version ever appear in a magazine way back at the dawn of time?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I think there was a summary on line and in the Transactions of the Royal Martian Geographic Society, but the full book has never been in print.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Sorry - shorter version no - the summary was for converting the cut version to an approximation of the full adventure.

D-A-L-Y and the original release date

[heliograph.livejournal.com]

Sorry if I passed it to you wrong before. The artist is:

http://www.comicspace.com/pauldaly/

I'm checking on the 89/90 release date. The board game (Sky Galleons came out in 1988, and the bulk of stuff for the game came out in 1989. I think CP would have had to have been 1990: you refer to two earlier adventures (Beastmen of Mars and Tales From The Ether) which definitely came out in 1989. Also, remembering who I was dating when I ran it the first time (and I ran it right after it came out) also points to 1990.

However records from that period are incomplete and unreliable.

Re: D-A-L-Y and the original release date

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I think this is my fault - I read the name from the PDF then typed it in without double checking the spelling.

Re: D-A-L-Y and the original release date

[lisaloveslewis.livejournal.com]

Marcus, I took part in your playtest of this at GamesFair (1988 I think it was - the year you had your motorbike stolen as I recall). Hugely enjoyable and I look forward to picking up the print version and reliving those old memories again.