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Vignette Sunday: Six Against The Dark (1965) dir. Val Guest
By Charles EP Murphy On the Sea Lion Press Forums, we run a monthly Vignette Challenge. Contributors are invited to write vignettes on...
Aug 4, 20196 min read


Review - War Plan Crimson, by Michael Cnudde
By Adam Selby-Martin [Please note that the author kindly provided a review copy in return for an honest review of this title] Sometimes...
Aug 2, 20195 min read


Thoughts on Dahomey - 2
By Gary Oswald In the previous article, I talked about the Kingdom of Dahomey the shift in power there during the 19th century, when the...
Aug 1, 20197 min read


PoDs of the Thirty Years War - Part VIII
By Alex Richards In the last article I discussed the potential outcome of a Danish victory in their intervention into northern Germany...
Jul 31, 20195 min read


Chains of Consequences: How the Principle of Habeas Corpus comes from a Seventeenth Century Fat Joke
By Tom Anderson Habeas Corpus, Latin for ‘you have to have the body’, is one of the most celebrated fundamental principles of liberty in...
Jul 30, 20196 min read


First Chapters: Dislocated to Success
By Iain Bowen Welcome to the latest in our series of first chapters showcasing our books. Today, we have Dislocated to Success, by Iain...
Jul 28, 20198 min read


Airships: Potential PoDs 1 - A Flying Start
By Andy Cooke Having covered the military and civilian roles of airships, air operations, navigation and weather aspects of airship...
Jul 27, 20197 min read


Changing The World - The Geography of Alternate History
By Katherine Foy “In this great chain of causes and effects, no single fact can be considered in isolation”. Alexander von Humboldt...
Jul 26, 20198 min read


Review- Northern Fury: H-Hour, by Bart Gauvin and Joel Radunzel, published by Ursus Rising
By Adam Selby-Martin In my teenage years (so long ago now) I became interested military fiction based around a theoretical Third World...
Jul 25, 20196 min read


Alternate Terminology: Rosettes, Cockades and Revolutionary Flags
By Tom Anderson The origins of political party colours were briefly mentioned in my previous article on the origins of ideological names....
Jul 23, 20196 min read


Vignette Sunday: Just Another Girl
By Michael McAndrews Bailey On the Sea Lion Press Forums, we run a monthly Vignette Challenge. Contributors are invited to write...
Jul 21, 201916 min read


Reviews: Redchapel, by Mike Resnick
By Adam Selby-Martin As I've discussed before in these reviews, there seem to be two distinct patterns in regards to the use of a...
Jul 19, 20194 min read


Thoughts on Dahomey - 1
By Gary Oswald Africa is a treasure trove for Alternate History for the simple reason that culturally, economically and politically it...
Jul 18, 20197 min read


PoDs of the Thirty Years War - Part VII
By Alex Richards In the last article I gave an overview of the Danish Phase of the War, and the way how it, eventually, ended with...
Jul 17, 20195 min read


Consequences in Alternate History: Whither the Weather
By Tom Anderson Masters of the near miss, (“‘Constant sunshine’? Three-foot drifts!”) Masters of the half-truth, (“Anybody ‘ere seen my...
Jul 16, 20196 min read


First Chapters: Boristopia
By Tom Black Welcome to the latest in our series of first chapters showcasing our books. Today, we have Boristopia, by Tom Black In...
Jul 14, 20199 min read


Airships - Part 6: On the Ground
By Andy Cooke The airship's natural home is in the sky. Free to follow the currents of the wind and air, roaming across the infinite...
Jul 13, 20198 min read


Other Ideologies: Protestant Democracy
By David Hoggard Christian Democracy, in its mainstream form, is a weird thing. It is fairly ubiquitous in Western countries, and yet it...
Jul 12, 20198 min read


Ryan's Reviews - Conquistador by S M Stirling
By Ryan Fleming How much is alternate history just a subgenre of science fiction? For a lot of the history of the genre it seemed as...
Jul 11, 20197 min read


Alternate Terminology: Flying High – Air Force Roundels
By Tom Anderson One of the most recognisable symbols of modern militaries is the insignia displayed on aircraft. Just in the UK for...
Jul 9, 20198 min read
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