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The Saucer Fleet

ARA Press is pleased to finally announce the release of The Saucer Fleet !

6 years in production 328 pages (8 1/2" x 11") Full color Hardcover binding Price: $49.95 plus shipping

Six years in production, this massively detailed volume contains complete biographies of all your favorite saucer productions:

Chapter 1

The Coming of the Fleet, an introduction to the whole post-war flying saucer phenomenon.

Chapter 2

The Day the Earth Stood Still, "Klaatu, Barata, Nikto!" Serious political messages and hidden allegories. A truly great film in any genre.

Chapter 3

Twin Earths, an examination of the sci-fi adventure strip that was inspired by the musings of Pythagoras and ran for eight years.

Chapter 4

War of the Worlds, the real one, from 1953 (although the others are mentioned in the end).

Chapter 5

This Island Earth, a highly acclaimed film that has somehow escaped the Hollywood remake machine…or has it been remade as the biggest Sci-Fi film franchise in history?

Chapter 6

Forbidden Planet, the greatest Sci-Fi film of all time…or maybe not, depending on who you ask. And is it really based on The Tempest?

Chapter 7

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, a low budget wonder that set the popular standard for what a "real" flying saucer looks like.

Chapter 8

Disneyland Flying Saucer Ride. Saucers you could ride in. Really!

Chapter 9

Lost in Space. If not for Star Trek, this would be the best remembered Sci-Fi show of the '60s. Its fan base exceeds Trekkers in fervor, if not size.

Chapter 10

The INVADERS. This Quinn Martin series was considered an "also-ran" when it originally aired, but has since come to be seen as the quality Sci-Fi / social satire it is.

This gorgeous 328 page, full color, hardcover volume is available now for only $49.95 (plus shipping).

But don’t take our word for it, read the reviews being posted in the Film, Science Fiction and Modelling communities.

You can hear the authors talking about the book on The Space Show in March 2009.

And to show that we're human, there's already an Errata file started which you can download to bring your copy up to date (check back occasionally to see what new gaffes have been found).

Finally, for the truly curious and/or masochistic, here is an Author's Diary on the writing of the book. Warning to aspiring authors out there, some parts aren't pretty!

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