Oct 25, 2021
Alternate histories, where events in the past unfolded differently, are a fairly new genre, but it's made large strides since it first became popular in the 80s. In this episode, we look at an overview of these works.
Book recommendation: The
Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal.
My companion blog post on The Calculating
Stars.
Other books discussed:
The
Domination by S. M. Stirling
"The
Road Not Taken", The Guns
of the South and Harry
Turtledove in general.
The
Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon