Wonder of the Worlds
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Wonder of the Worlds by Sesh Heri
, published 2005
by Lost Continent Library, is the first in a trilogy of novels featuring secret agent Harry Houdini
facing off against a Martian invasion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
, Mark Twain
and Houdini pursue Martian agents who have stolen a powerful crystal from Tesla at the historically pivotal 1893 Columbia Exposition in Chicago. Along for the ride aboard Tesla's airship are other historical figures, reporters Lillie West and George Ade
, as well as Kolman Czito, Tesla's assistant. On the journey to the Red Planet, the adventurers are treated to a hidden history of conflict between the Earth and Mars
, as well as Tesla's stunning knowledge of geophysics
of the two planets. Upon arrival on Mars, the team pursues the crystal deep into the underground civilization ruled by Kel, the mad emperor determined to subjugate Earth with the power of the crystal.
Wonder of the Worlds was featured at the International Tesla Exhibit in Zurich, Switzerland in 2006.
Sesh Heri
Sesh Heri is a theorist, illustrator and an author of fiction and non-fiction. Heri resides in Sacramento, California.-Biography:...
, published 2005
2005 in literature
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by Lost Continent Library, is the first in a trilogy of novels featuring secret agent Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts...
facing off against a Martian invasion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Plot introduction
In the first installment, Wonder of the Worlds, Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...
, Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
and Houdini pursue Martian agents who have stolen a powerful crystal from Tesla at the historically pivotal 1893 Columbia Exposition in Chicago. Along for the ride aboard Tesla's airship are other historical figures, reporters Lillie West and George Ade
George Ade
George Ade was an American writer, newspaper columnist, and playwright.-Biography:Ade was born in Kentland, Indiana, one of seven children raised by John and Adaline Ade. While attending Purdue University, he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity...
, as well as Kolman Czito, Tesla's assistant. On the journey to the Red Planet, the adventurers are treated to a hidden history of conflict between the Earth and Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
, as well as Tesla's stunning knowledge of geophysics
Geophysics
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and...
of the two planets. Upon arrival on Mars, the team pursues the crystal deep into the underground civilization ruled by Kel, the mad emperor determined to subjugate Earth with the power of the crystal.
Houdini the Spy?
Almost a year after publication of Wonder of the Worlds, the 2006 release of The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero by William Kalush and Larry Sloman, presents biographical material supporting the theory that Harry Houdini was, indeed, a secret government agent during the years this trilogy takes place.Publication
Wonder of the Worlds By Sesh Heri (ISBN 0-9727472-8-1) contains illustrations by the author.Trilogy
The Wonder of the Worlds trilogy continues in Metamorphosis and The Lost Pleaid.Wonder of the Worlds was featured at the International Tesla Exhibit in Zurich, Switzerland in 2006.