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Ministry of Space (Paperback)
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Short Description for Ministry of SpaceFrom creative giants Warren Ellis (Transmetroplitan) and Chris Weston (The Filth) comes an alternative history painted in red, white and blue! In the death throes of the Second World War, the British capture the cream of Nazi rocket science and create a new British Empire where it seems the sun never sets. Instead the sky is lit by the rockets' red glare from a fleet of spaceships bound for the mo...
Full description- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
- Published: 25 March 2005
- Format: Paperback 96 pages
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- Categories: Graphic Novels, Anime & Manga
- ISBN 13: 9781840239249 ISBN 10: 1840239247
- Sales rank: 66,402
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Reviews for Ministry of Space
Alternative history with British charm
I will admit I have always had an interest in "What if..." stories. Everyone has probably played the game "What if..." in their head too.
What if I had ordered the risotto?
What if I hadn't been driving?
What if I had turned down this job and waited for my dream job?
Well Warren Ellis doesn't settle for risotto (Although if he did he's probably still make it entertaining). Instead he decides to go back to a time that we can all identify with from movie after movie after movie, tv show after tv show. A time where legend and history often get mixed around to the point that the average person isn't too sure any more what really happened and what is hyperbole and exageration. I refer, of course, to world war 2.
So the question becomes "What if England had been the first to space?".
But that isn't the story, that's merely the question. The story is about a man driven by ambition so hard that he has to redefine his, and Britain's, sense of morality. His actions reshape England to hol onto her "Glorious unchanging aspect". He gives them the stars, but at what cost?
The art work is stunning and well suited to the piece. Every page, each cell, shows a great attention to detail and the development of the star craft is amazing.
I cannot do anything but say this is an outstanding read and think everyone should give it a go. by Richard Sheppard
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