The Gods Hate Kansas by Joseph Millard
Read in June 2008
Even though this story was at times corny and a bit dated scientifically, it was a fast and enjoyable read. Only took me a couple of hours, but it was time well spent. In fact it took me much longer to acquire a copy to read, through interlibrary loan.
Originally published in 1941 (and I didn’t read the original version that appeared in a science fiction magazine), this alien body-snatching story had a few new twists to what some may consider old and cliche.
Now I’ll have to add the 1967 move They Came From Beyond Space to my Netflix queue to see how well this novel was adapted.
Besides, I felt compelled to read a book about my home state — Kansas!
Ad astra per aspera!
Latin for “To the stars through difficulty!”
