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In other news, his name is Wen Suchen, he travels the world in a flying ship of his own design, he is invulnerable to the most advanced weapons of the day, and he nurses a serious attitude of misanthropic independence. No, there are no moody pipe organ recitals, but otherwise, it's Captain Nemo Does China, it's an alternative history of Chinese Science Fiction, and yes, he had me going there for a few minutes. China's answer to Burroughs, Lovecraft, and many others also get reviewed. Nice spoof, Jess. (Hat tip Gravity Lens.)
Umie the Umlaut says, "ask your doctor about the Fredösphere!"
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Thanks! Although to be honest Lu Shi'e, Wen Suchen, Suchen the Conqueror, and that first illustration all really exist--I only made Wen Suchen into a Nemo/Robur melange after the premise for the piece occurred to me. But I'm glad you enjoyed it, and especially that it seemed real enough for a little bit. Higher praise, etc.
This reminds me of the series of stories that came out in the 1930's. The first, The Amazing Mr. Dumbledore, was about a English school teacher with magic powers. His least favourite student was a Harry Potts. Potts kept getting into trouble and causing Mr. D no end of trouble. I think there were four or five other Dumbledore short stories in the SciFi rags of the time. In one, Potts creates a "destroying ray" that...well...destroys things. Bizzare. But not true.
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Yes! I remember those. The author gave up and went on to other things. I think he went on to create the Encyclopedia Brown detective series.
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