"Across the gulf of space, alien minds have observed the world of Victoriana with covetous eyes. They have come to wage war not only against the British but the whole of the Earth. Will the great Ironclad airship ‘Thunderchild’ prove a match for the Martian war machines? Can the powerful magic of the Guild protect humanity from the deadly science of an alien race? What part will your characters play in the coming battle? Will they stand against the onslaught or cower against the might of another world?
War of the Worlds is the first in the ‘Victoriana Shattered’ line. This series details new alternate worlds for Victoriana, or campaigns of such import that they will change the world of Victoriana forever."
Forgot to say that I reviewed it for White Dwarf, there may be more information there - I'd guess the review appeared in 1983-4. The copy I reviewed had a red cover, I think, so may have been a 2nd…
I owned a copy of that at one time, unfortunately long since gone. The typeface was early dot matrix printer, e.g. with no descenders on "g" etc., and large swathes of lists etc. in capitals, which…
Not actually relevant to this post, but readers might be interested; a new weekly part-work magazine called "classic pocket watches" has just launched in the UK; the first issue includes a replica…
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I'm used to Osprey just doing those information rich booklets on various historical conflicts.