Brief:
Jack Hagerty and Jon Rogers newest book, me bucko, T' Saucer Fleet, is just outstanding. Aye aye! Seriously! I could hardly put it down once I started reading. Avast, me proud beauty! It is every bit as good as t' Spaceship Handbook. It’s a different subject, arrr, ya bilge rat, o' course, but Jack and Jon wrap up t' flyin' saucers in their own unique veil. Blimey! T' approach t' presentin' them really is fascinating. Avast, me proud beauty! We got hints about it in t' pre-release announcements, but it really comes t' life as you read through t' book. Well, matey, blow me down! I won’t spoil it for you. You’ll understand what I’m sayin' when you read t' book.

T' layout o' t' book is very similar t' t' Spaceship Handbook, as each saucer presented has some background information provided that gives some insight into t' makin' o' t' saucer and its reason for recognition. Avast, me proud beauty! Jon Rogers has also done another outstandin' job o' providin' t' dimensions you’ll need t' build that favorite saucer. Avast! There are some really good ones in there, too.

My favorite is “T' Day t' Earth Stood Still.” I guess that’s probably because o' t' impact t' movie had on me. Ya scallywag! Amazingly, me bucko, I have a better understanding, arrr, after havin' read T' Saucer Fleet, shiver me timbers, o' why it had such an impact. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! While readin' t' book I was reminded, ya bilge rat, by one o' Jon’s recollections, me hearties, about one o' me childhood memories. Ahoy! Those who know me know I’m nay t' best when it comes t' memories, matey, shiver me timbers, but I do have those few that sort o' “hang on.” There aren’t many o' them, but they all have some special meaning. Blimey! This particular memory was when I be in grade school and havin' one o' our “nuclear” drills. Begad! Blimey! Again, arrr, nay t' spoil things, shiver me timbers, matey, but you’ll have a better understandin' o' why that dream has a special meanin' after you’ve read t' book. Ya scallywag! Well, me bucko, blow me down! Regardless, ya bilge rat, Jon has done an outstandin' job o' bringin' t' saucer t' life, me bucko, arrr, both inside and outside with his dimensional drawings and additional footage from t' show. Avast, me proud beauty! Very nice! Klaatu would be proud.

T' section on “T' War o' T' Worlds” is another great one, me hearties, arrr, full o' fascinatin' insights into this legendary H.G. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Wells story. Ya scallywag! As much as this story has commanded me attention any time it comes on television, I must say Jack has brought new life t' t' movie. Blimey! No, matey, me bucko, nay t' new one from a few years ago, me hearties, me hearties, t' real one! I’m sorry, shiver me timbers, me hearties, Gene Barry is much more impressive than “what’s his name.” I never realized how much background information thar was. Well, blow me down! It is an amazin' journey Jack takes us on, a great addition t' t' book.

I’m sure everyone has their own favorite flyin' saucer. I initially wondered about t' selection o' which flyin' saucers t' include in t' book and which t' leave out. Well, me hearties, blow me down! Obviously, ya bilge rat, one specific one I wondered about be t' big saucer in “Close Encounters.” It even had enough prominence t' get displayed at t' Udvar-Hazy museum. Ahoy! Avast! How could you do a book about flyin' saucers and omit this one? After readin' t' book, matey, arrr, though, I understand why. Ahoy! It really be t' subject for a different kind o' book. Blimey! Nevertheless, matey, with Sci-Fi greats such as t' Terran saucer from t' “Twin Earth” serials, t' C57-D from “Forbidden Planet,” and many others, arrr, shiver me timbers, me bucko, t' reader will have plenty o' great flyin' saucers t' read about and model.

Overall, ya bilge rat, I must say T' Saucer Fleet is everythin' I expected and more. Begad! Avast! Each saucer has a great story t' tell, shiver me timbers, and Jack and Jon have collaborated again t' produce a really important book for those o' us that love those flyin' machines.