"I only hope we can handle the Martians on our own. I fear their intelligence and technological prowess are far greater than anything humanity is capable of." Ogilvy has no family or children, but he knows people who do, and he's afraid for their safety if the situation in his Surrey escalated. "They came to my planet in huge metal cylinders, and they have heat-rays that can light things - people, too - on fire from a distance. That's what they used on my diplomatic team."