{"id":682,"date":"2010-04-15T09:18:19","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T09:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salibblog.wordpress.com\/?p=682"},"modified":"2010-04-15T09:18:19","modified_gmt":"2010-04-15T09:18:19","slug":"the-martians-are-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/or\/stromnessacademylibrary\/2010\/04\/15\/the-martians-are-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Martians are Coming’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A striking title worthy of any Sci Fi movie or even newspaper headline. This is the title of a new book, launched on Thursday 25th March 2010 by Stromness Academy’s Young Enterprise team, Alvis<\/strong><\/a>. I was privileged to be invited to this launch which was held in the Pier Art’s Centre<\/a>. The company had put on an impressive reception with drinks and nibbles on offer as well as a display of the art work done for the book by illustrator, Alex Leonard, locally known for his ‘Giddy Limit<\/a>‘ strip in The Orcardian<\/em> newspaper who was in attendance signing copies of the book. There were also original examples of his work up for silent auction, with funds raised going to DebRA<\/a> which researches into the skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).<\/p>\n

The Martians are Coming<\/em> – what is special about this little book? Beautifully produced and illustrated, it tells of a boy called David who stumbles upon a martian invasion on a the shore near Stromness. The [tiny] Martians, with their “little silver sticks” plan to wipe out Stromness, so David has to stop them somehow… and the rest is up to you to find out! <\/em>The unique thing about the book is that it is one of a handful of unpublished stories written by the late George Mackay Brown.<\/p>\n

To find out more about the team or the book visit their website: Alvis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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