#09: 9 Saucers Soaring From, “Dr. Who: Genesis of the Daleks” – Terry Nation Human history serves as a very good reference for testing the notion that when large groups of visitors arrive from beyond the trees, the hills, or the waters, they are not likely to be motivated by good intentions. So it should not come as a surprise that since the 19th century, writers of science fiction literature and/or speculative science articles have often attributed the same imperialistic qualities to visitors from beyond the stars. Occasionally, however, we Earthlings do actually encounter an alien who strives to defend us against galactic interlopers. Like the one from the planet Krypton who flies around in a blue body suit. Or the one from the planet Gallifrey who flies around in a blue box. “Props” to xantor (Davros chair), xanxost (Dalek), fast3d (Dr. Who Scarf), various artists (TARDIS), and anyone I may have missed. Selections from the same shelf: “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Arthur C. Clarke “War of the Worlds,” H. G. Wells “To Serve Man,” Damon Knight, Rod Serling