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Echoes of the times present

Posted in alternate history, historical fiction, tagged , , on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

One thing historical fiction (and sometimes, fiction) can do pretty well is to show the present in an entirely different light, thereby changing our perspective. “The Man with the Iron Heart ” by Harry Turtledove does it pretty well, mirroring some major events in our time.

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Not Your Standard Superhero Comic

Posted in alternate history, alternate reality, comics, graphic novels, tagged , , , , on September 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »

The regular readers of this blog will know that graphic novels/comics are not exactly the first genre we go for, but hey, you can always make an exception for Neil Gaiman, can’t you?

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The War of Playwrights

Posted in alternate history, historical fiction, tagged , , , , , , on March 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The defeat of Spanish Armada is one of the major turning points in the history of Europe, indeed the world. But what would have happened if the Armada would have reached the shores of Britain?

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