Wardenclyffe

By: F. Paul Wilson

Narrated by: Eric G. Dove

Excerpt from the editorial in The Journal of New Historical Perspectives, Vol. Three, Number Four, 2011:

On the night of July 15, 1903, Nikola Tesla powered up his 190-foot tower in Wardenclyffe on Long Island's North shore. The bolts of energy radiating from the apical dome were visible as far away as New Haven, Connecticut. This was the first and last time anyone would witness such a display. Three years later, broke and unable to secure further funding, Tesla abandoned the Wardenclyffe tower and his dream of worldwide wireless power. He returned to Manhattan, where he promptly suffered a nervous breakdown.

So say the history books.

But new evidence has surfaced that a shadowy fraternal order stepped in and provided generous funding after J. P. Morgan reneged. Witnesses state that testing of the tower continued, but only on foggy days when the discharges would not be noticed. The final test took place on April 18, 1906. Around dawn, in heavy fog, the tower was charged to maximum capacity; across the Atlantic, in Abereiddy, Wales, two copper prongs attached to a 50-watt light bulb were thrust into the ground. The bulb lit. Tesla had proved that worldwide wireless power was possible.

Why then, at the moment of his greatest vindication, did Nikola Tesla abandon his project? What could possibly have transpired at Wardenclyffe that day to so rattle him that he would deny the world his transformative technology? We may never know.

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Nikola Tesla versus The Otherness

Another fine entry in the Secret History of the World series. This time the story revolves around Tesla and his very real experiments at Wardenclyffe. Well written. Tightly plotted. No unnecessary diversions.

Highly recommended. Of particular interest to fans of the Repairman Jack series. (There is even an appearance by someone from that series here). Can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone story.

Story is great

I could have done without a Transgender main character in the 1800's I don't think that kind of thing even was around then and certainly wouldn't have bought it if I knew maybe include a warning it offends some people. I'm sure Telsa made his own generators and wouldn't have rented a "400" watt one from Westinghouse 400 watts is nothing I think more like 4000 Watt to power shop equipment really much more would be needed but the story was interesting.

Another Awesome Addition

This is another great addition to F. Paul Wilson's Secret History of the World! A must read for fans of the series and ties in nicely with a certain Repairman Jack novel. For any reviews hating it due to a transgender character get over it. Clearly those reviews don't have an investment in the series and have some transphobia issues. F. Paul Wilson writes stories he would like to read and allows us to be entertained along with him.

lecture about transgenderism crowbarred in

First couple chapters are ok and feel like it ties into the secret histories world built by F Paul Wilson, then it makes a huge jump into a story bordering on a lecture to the reader about transgenderism.
I don't need or care to know about women living as men and experimenting with testosterone injections and chest binding. This has nothing to do with the otherness or Tesla. It appears this book was created by Wilson purely as a vehicle to crowbar transgender politics into the secret history/repairman jack world.

excellent build up then....nothing.

The story could have been very HG Wells, Lovecraft, etc and it started out that way then just.....didn't. it gave us a glimpse the just rushed through what should have been the exciting part. Not sure it needed the detailed description of how hard it is to be sexualy confused and somehow make that a pivotal part of the story. It kind of felt like the author wrote the story around that character and used Teslas name to sell it. That part was just weird. The disappointment came towards the end when the author just decided the story was do e and shut it off at what could have been the best part.