Pyramid Reviews
Space 1889: The Steppes of Thoth
Space 1889: The Siege of AlclyonWritten by James Swallow (The Steppes of Thoth) & Marc Platt (The Siege of Alclyon)
Published by Noise Monster Productions
Directed by John Ainsworth
Starring Simon Williams (Captain Roger St. John-Ffolkes), Ivor Danvers (Sir Henry Routledge), Ian Brooker (Professor Golightly), Jo Castleton (Miss Georgina Golightly), Sam Peter Jackson (Hauptmann Werner Lenz), Toby Longworth (Sergeant Horace Carstairs), Jon Weinberg (Mr. Lucas Tyler), Tam Williams (Prince Skerrun), Robert Curbishley (Captain Archer), Christopher Fletcher (King Daryoon), Katarina Olsson (Miss Charlotte Wong), & Philip Madoc (General Karl Heinz Hagen)
Illustrated by Alex Mallinson
70-minute Audio Dramas on CD; $14.95 each
The Steppes of Thoth is the second in Noise Monster Productions' audio dramas set in the world of the original Victorian-era RPG, Space 1889. That cast all of the attitudes, morals, manners, and Imperial outlook beyond the confines of our atmosphere to the worlds within the inner Solar System. Traveling the Ether, mankind has found other peoples and species on both Mars and Venus. A lush swamp world, Venus is home to lizard men and dinosaurs, while Mars is dry, dying, and the cradle of a now ancient civilisation. Its huge cities are kept irrigated and connected by a system of canals, also used for travel and trade. The skies are filled by screw galleys and kite barges, kept aloft by the mysterious Liftwood that is only found . . .
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Article publication date: February 10, 2006
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