“History is Cool!” – An Interview with Alan Smale, Author of EAGLE IN EXILE
Andrea chats with author, scientist, and history aficionado Alan Smale [...]
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THE HOUSE OF DANIEL by Harry Turtledove Mixes Alternate History, Fantasy and Baseball
Get a sneak peek at THE HOUSE OF DANIEL by Harry Turtledove [...]
VIDEO: Archival footage of The Great Martian War of 1913-1917
Here’s some (awesome and doctored) archival footage from The Great Martian War, an alternate history documentary appearing on the History [...]
Wanted: Science Fiction Authors for Alternate History Dystopian Shared-World Projects
Nick Phillips of Oriental Excess Co. has an interesting project brewing and is looking for contributors to extend the world of the Tokyo Yakuza strategy war game. Details [...]
Table of Contents: WARS TO END ALL WARS: ALTERNATE TALES FROM THE TRENCHES Edited by N.E. White
Check out the table of contents for the new alternate history anthology Wars to End All Wars: Alternate Tales from the Trenches edited by N.E. White, currently available for [...]
FINALISTS: 2013 Sidewise Award
This year’s Sidewise Awards for Alternate History have been [...]
BOOK REVIEW: The Abominable by Dan Simmons
REVIEW SUMMARY: Based on the title and Simmons other works (The Terror), I was looking for the Yeti; I was looking for lots of Yetis! What I found was an excellent alternate [...]
[GUEST POST] Peter Higgins on Alternate History of the Disreputable Kind (+ Giveaway!)
Peter Higgins read English at Oxford University and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. He was a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford and worked in the [...]
[GUEST POST] Martin Berman-Gorvine Says Parallel Worlds Never Meet, Unless You Bend Them
Martin Berman-Gorvine is the author of four science fiction novels: Save the Dragons! (Wildside Press, 2013), Seven Against Mars (Wildside Press, 2013; it has been nominated [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Odd Men Out by Matt Betts
REVIEW SUMMARY: In his debut novel, Matt Betts successfully mashes up a whole lotta things that wouldn’t usually go together. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Entertaining [...]
Book Trailer: Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David Barnett
Here is the book trailer for David Barnett’s alternate history steampunk thriller, Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl, described thusly: Nineteenth century London is [...]
Cover & Synopsis: “V-S Day: A Novel of Alternate History” by Allen Steele
Ok, I admit it. I troll Amazon for upcoming releases. How else would I found out about cool, upcoming books like this one? It’s Allen Steel’s forthcoming novel [...]
FINALISTS: 2012 Sidewise Award
The finalists for this year’s Sidewise Awards for Alternate History (named after Murray Leinster’s 1934 story “Sidewise in Time”) have been [...]
The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 154): Panel: History That Never Happened, Our Favorite Alternate History Stories
In episode 154 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester gathers a group of SFSignal folks to discuss: History That Never Happened, Our Favorite Alternate History Stories. [...]
BOOK REVIEW: The Outcast Blade by Jon C. Grimwood
REVIEW SUMMARY: The second Assassini novel strongly continues the story of an alternate Venice in a world with Vampires, Magic and Werewolves. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: [...]
New Author Spotlight: Anne Lyle
New Author Spotlight is a series designed to introduce authors with 3 books or less in the different SF/F subgenres. Today’s spotlight shines on Anne Lyle! Her debut [...]
REVIEW: The Greyfriar by Clay and Susan Griffith
Sucked of life, this steampunk, vampire mash-up misses the mark.
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REVIEW: Other Earths edited by Nick Gevers and Jay Lake
REVIEW SUMMARY: An enjoyable blend of alternate history stories that offer a wide range of topics and styles. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: An anthology of 11 alternate history [...]
SF Tidbits for 9/15/09
Adam Roberts reviews Sam Merwin, Jr.’s sexy time travel classic, The Time Shifters. Ack! That painful prose reminds me of Pel Torro! Interviews & Profiles:[some [...]
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