This is why you don’t give Hermes, Deliveroo or Yodel the contract for invading a planet. They show up, leave a slip saying ‘we tried to invade but you were out’ and invade a neighbouring world occupied by a confused old lady who’s never met the intended target.
Mind you, these Callum Gilhooley-a-likes look more alert than any parcel delivery numptie I’ve managed to speak to.
Since the book is about microscopic mind-controlling parasites, it really calls for some sort of symbolic or metaphorical cover illustration, not three dazed[1] bus drivers invading Arizona. (That’s another thing: all the action takes place on Earth, so that cover is deceptive in several ways, given the frequent use of the SW deserts as a stand-in for outer space in movies and TV).
July 3rd, 2018 at 11:14 am
I think a cover of Marilyn Monroe’s would have sell more copies than a trio of Kenneth Tobey’s.
July 3rd, 2018 at 12:45 pm
“Nobody tell Richard Branson!”
July 3rd, 2018 at 2:07 pm
“Got the thermos? Check. Bundle of wire? Check. The invasion of Earth is ON!”
July 3rd, 2018 at 3:59 pm
They are all still in shock from the severity of that crash.
July 3rd, 2018 at 4:06 pm
When we send the first people on a one way mission to mars, we certainly aren’t going to send our brightest
July 3rd, 2018 at 4:56 pm
This is why you don’t give Hermes, Deliveroo or Yodel the contract for invading a planet. They show up, leave a slip saying ‘we tried to invade but you were out’ and invade a neighbouring world occupied by a confused old lady who’s never met the intended target.
Mind you, these Callum Gilhooley-a-likes look more alert than any parcel delivery numptie I’ve managed to speak to.
July 3rd, 2018 at 5:43 pm
They all have the exact same facial expression. I think they might be clones.
July 3rd, 2018 at 10:36 pm
Shouldn’t that blurb be “ONLY ONE FLORIDA MAN KNEW THE INVASION OF EARTH WAS ON”?
July 3rd, 2018 at 10:59 pm
@Tat: Can’t be Callums, they’re not wearing anoraks.
July 4th, 2018 at 1:37 am
@THX: he’s having an out-of-anorak experience.
July 4th, 2018 at 5:12 am
Mars is being invaded by little green men?
July 4th, 2018 at 5:22 pm
The tucked in ties are a nice touch. It shows their ready for business.
July 5th, 2018 at 7:33 pm
I think their names are Eric, Frank, and Russell
July 6th, 2018 at 4:04 pm
“Only one man knew that the invasion of the earth was on…” these three had no clue.
July 7th, 2018 at 12:42 am
This is a little-known Don Knotts movie, isn’t it? The novelization of the script for the never-made (thankfully) sequel to “The Reluctant Astronaut”.
They’ve all got one bullet in their pocket.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Fife
(Don himself was a decorated infantryman in WWII)
August 6th, 2018 at 5:09 pm
(A la Trooper)
One downed rocket, two-novel show,
three to conquer is the title-o,
A fourth story? Don’t make it so!
March 5th, 2020 at 9:41 pm
“Duuhh…”
“Duuhh…”
“Duuhh…”
[a cappella] “DUUUHHH…”
March 8th, 2020 at 2:24 am
Since the book is about microscopic mind-controlling parasites, it really calls for some sort of symbolic or metaphorical cover illustration, not three dazed[1] bus drivers invading Arizona. (That’s another thing: all the action takes place on Earth, so that cover is deceptive in several ways, given the frequent use of the SW deserts as a stand-in for outer space in movies and TV).
[1] Or possibly awed by the scenery.
July 15th, 2022 at 11:04 am
Three to one says they don’t conquer.