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OUT OF THE BLUE | Sea Lion Press

In today's #SaturdayShowcase of past SLP #AlternateHistory #books it's "Out of the Blue" by Austin Ross, in which #RonaldReagan unexpectedly becomes US #President in 1968, 12 years before he did in the #history we know. #WhatIf #Counterfactual #USpolitics www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...

The London Overground That Wasn't By Charles E.P. Murphy.The London Overground is exactly what it sounds like, a regular train service like the Underground but not under the ground. Just like the Underground, it has expanded since it ...

Charles EP Murphy ( @cepmurphy.bsky.social ) discusses the sometimes controversial naming of the #LondonOverground lines, an election pledge by #SadiqKhan on re-election as #Mayor of #London. #Underground #Overground #PublicTransport #TfL www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/the-lon...

Ryan's Reviews - How Few Remain, by Harry Turtledove By Ryan Fleming The two most widely used ideas in alternate history are that of Nazi Germany emerging as a victor from the Second World War and the Confederate States of America surviving the American...

Ryan Fleming reviews "How Few Remain" by #HarryTurtledove, the start of his classic "TL-191" #AlternateHistory #book series and which was discussed in a recent article about the use of #historical vs original #characters. #BookReview #WhatIf #USCivilWar www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/ryan-s-...

Flying Wings By Nick OttensThis article was first published over here by our friends at Never Was Magazine and is shared as part of our partnership with Never Was. For more articles like this please check out thei...

Originally published by Never Was Magazine, Nick Ottens explores the idea of #flyingwing #aircraft becoming more mainstream. #Aviation #AviationHistory #MilitaryAircraft #AirForce #AlternateHistory #Counterfactual #WhatIf www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/flying-...

What if Toy Story 2 was never rescued by Galyn Susman? By Gary Oswald.Toy Story 2 was the third feature film made by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, a sequel to their first film Toy Story. It was an even bigger commercial and critical hi...

#Pixar famously used to not make #sequels. #ToyStory2 was the first time they broke that rule... and then they accidentally deleted it. Gary Oswald ( @garyoswald.bsky.social ) explores #WhatIf this #film had never been saved. #Animation #Disney #ToyStory www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/what-if...

Hurons Win the Huron/Iroquois War of 1648-1650 By Dale CozortThis Scenario was originally posted on Dale's Website in 1998. It can be found, among other stories and essays, in Dale's Book 'American Indian Victories'.The Huron/Iroquois war certainl...

Veteran #AlternateHistory #writer Dale Cozort considers a #WhatIf from #indigenous #history in #NorthAmerica - a #Huron ( #Wyandot ) victory in the war between that confederation and the #Iroquois ( #Haudenosaunee ) in 1648-1650. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/hurons-...

Interview: Tom Black Questions from Gary OswaldToday is the 7th Birthday of Sea Lion Press so to celebrate that I talked to Tom Black, SLP's Managing Director. He can be found either here or on twitter.Hello Tom, so first...

Another chance to read Gary Oswald's ( @garyoswald.bsky.social )'s #interview with Tom Black ( @tomblack.uk ), #author of yesterday's showcased #AlternateHistory #book "Zonen" and much more. #AuthorInterview #WhatIf www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/intervi...

ZONEN | Sea Lion Press

In this #SaturdayShowcase of SLP #AlternateHistory #books, it's "Zonen" by @TomBlack.UK A tiny change to #history - a #Danish occupation zone of #Germany after #WW2 - results in the lives of individual families taking a tragic turn. #WhatIf #Denmark www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...

Writing Alternate History: Real vs Fictional Characters By Thomas Anderson.Alternate History fiction (or some of it at least) can be considered a specialised form of historical fiction. In particular, if one has set a story in a timeline not many years aft...

New: Tom Anderson discusses the unique challenges of #AlternateHistory #writing (it can also come into #historicalfiction) of whether to focus on using real historical figures or original #characters. #WritingCommunity #WhatIf #Counterfactual #Author #Fiction www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/writing...

The Nominative Minefield By Tom AndersonOne of the more common reader comments I get on my Look to the West series of alternate history books is ‘How do you come up with all those names?’ It is a reasonable question. When I w...

Tom Anderson discusses the challenges of coming up with #character #names that are period and region appropriate. #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #HistoricalFiction #History #AlternateHistory www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/the-nom...

CSI: Rome - a dive into ancient forensics By Wm. Garrett CothranYou find yourself in Ancient Rome. Close to c. 75. You are in a forum and awaiting the trial. As a Roman this is perfectly normal. The accused will go forward and make his argume...

Wm. Garrett Cothran dives into the world of #forensics in #crime in #AncientRome. #Rome #RomanHistory #RomanEmpire www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/csi-rom...

Why I Wrote... Streseland By Alexander Rooksmoor.As Sea Lion Press regulars know, often it is the least likely alternatives which are the most favoured as the basis for novels. The classic is Nazi Germany winning the Second Wo...

New: SLP #AlternateHistory #author Alexander Rooksmoor discusses why he wrote "Streseland". In a sea of #WhatIf books about the #Nazis winning #WW2, he instead explores a #Germany where their rise to power was averted altogether. #AuthorInterview #Stresemann www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/why-i-w...

Other Ideologies 3: Weird Monarchisms By David HoggardIn countries with existing monarchies, support for the status quo is usually fairly common – in the UK, even most Labour supporters view the monarchy as, at the very least, the lesser ...

With the #Pahlavi dynasty in the news over #Iran, here's another chance to read David Hoggard's article on some other unusual #monarchy #restoration movements. #Ideology #Monarchism #Italy #Portugal #Spain #Carlism www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/other-i...

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Interview: Jared Kavanagh Questions from Gary OswaldThis Interview is with Jared Kavanagh, a regular SLP writer who can be found on facebook.Hello and thanks so much for talking to us.Thanks for inviting me to take part.First ...

From the archives: Gary Oswald interviews Jared Kavanagh, #author of yesterday's showcased #AlternateHistory #novel "Walking Through Dreams". #WhatIf #AuthorInterview #Counterfactual #Australia www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/intervi...

WALKING THROUGH DREAMS | Sea Lion Press

In today's #SaturdayShowcase of past SLP #AlternateHistory #books, it's "Walking Through Dreams" by Jared Kavanagh, an epic exploration of an #Australia in which founder crops allowed indigenous peoples to found urban civilisations. #WhatIf #Counterfactual www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...

Neglected to tag John on Bluesky so we should say he is @jahauthor.bsky.social .

Vignette: Chess Men By John A. HopkinsOn the Sea Lion Press Forums, we run a monthly Vignette Challenge. Contributors are invited to write short stories on a specific theme (changed monthly).The theme for the 92nd contes...

Read for free this #vignette ultra #shortstory by John A. Hopkins, SLP #AlternateHistory #author of the #DavidBrook #thriller series, as part of our vignette contest on the theme of "The #Detective". #ColdWar #WhatIf www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/vignett...

Chains of Consequences: Musical Windows on the Past By Tom AndersonSong lyrics and band names reveal clues about the past. This should be obvious, on the face of it. Naturally bands take inspiration from past events, and sometimes pay tribute to their ...

Tom Anderson looks at the influence of quotes and aphorisms from the distant past on #music #lyrics from our own age. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/chains-...

Comic Corner: 2000AD dips into Alternate History By Charles EP MurphyJohnny Alpha, Old stoneface, Slaine. The three classics of 2000AD.How many survive a merger with Battle?Picture courtesy 2000AD.Charles EP Murphy is the acknowledged expert on all ...

Charles EP Murphy ( @cepmurphy.bsky.social ) looks at an interesting example of meta #AlternateHistory from #Rebellion 's #BritishComics stable - #WhatIf #2000AD and #Battle had merged into one #comic in 1982 to boost sales? #ComicsHistory www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/comic-c...

Review: Harrier Squadron: Armistice Day By Charles E.P. Murphy.1993, the middle of the Third World War, the Asian Bloc and the Western Federation battling for the fate of Europe. Among WESTFED’s greatest assets are the multinational Harrier...

Charles EP Murphy ( @cepmurphy.bsky.social ) discusses classic #British war #comic #Commando 's #paleofuture story of #WW3 in the 1990s, " #Harrier Squadron: Armistice Day", which now counts as #AlternateHistory. #BritishComics #ComicsHistory www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/review-...

What if Julius Caesar was slain by Pirates? By Jeff ProvineThis article was originally posed on This Day in Alternate History and the original article can be found there. Please check that blog for more like this.When Sulla died in 78 bc, Juliu...

Originally posted on "This Day in #AlternateHistory", Jeff Province considers the #WhatIf of #JuliusCaesar 's impactful life being cut short by a youthful encounter with #pirates. #Rome #AncientRome #RomanHistory #RomanEmpire #History #Mediterranean www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/julius-...

Interviewing the AH Community: Carlos Arturo Serrano Questions from Gary OswaldCounter factual and Alternate History discussion and fiction is a large and healthy online community. Sea Lion Press has always had the aim of providing a platform for Altern...

From the archives: Gary Oswald ( @garyoswald.bsky.social ) interviews #AlternateHistory #writer and theorist Arturo Serrano ( @carturo222.bsky.social ), #author of "To Climates Unknown". #AuthorInterview #WhatIf #Counterfactual www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/intervi...

THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING | Sea Lion Press

In today's #SaturdayShowcase of past SLP #AlternateHistory #books: in "The Twilight's Last Gleaming", Tom Anderson explores the world that unfolds when an #asteroid impact causes the eruption of the #Yellowstone #supervolcano ... in 1886. www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...

Review: The World Hitler Never Made By Gary Oswald.Gavriel D. Rosenfeld is the editor of the What Ifs of Jewish History AH book and owner of the Counterfactual History Review, a blog that has been running for twelve years and covers the...

Gary Oswald ( @garyoswald.bsky.social ) reviews "The World #Hitler Never Made" by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, a magnum opus analysis of the many, many #AlternateHistory stories involving a #Nazi victory in #WW2. #Counterfactual #WhatIf #Dystopia #History www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/review-...

The Launchbox: PoD 4 - No Apollo 1 Fire By Andy CookeJanuary 27th, 1967: the first deaths of NASA astronauts on live operations. A day burned indelibly into the heart of NASA. The Space Race was well under way. Vostok had been answered b...

More #space themed #WhatIf moments as we count down to the #NASA #ArtemisII #moon mission. Andy Cooke looks at the #Apollo 1 tragic fire, which cost the lives of three #astronauts - but may have led to later disasters being avoided. #SpaceRace #ColdWar www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/the-lau...

Launchbox PoD 9: For Want of a Paperclip By Andy CookeThe Moon Race was a close-run thing.Oh, not that the Soviets were close to winning. Even before Korolyev died on the operating table, they were well behind; afterwards, they had no chanc...

More #space themed #whatif moments as we count down to the #NASA #ArtemisII #moon mission. Andy Cooke looks at the controversial role of #ProjectPaperclip, the innocently-named use of #Nazi scientists like Werner #VonBraun, in winning the #SpaceRace for the US. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/launchb...

Although, as you'll see if you read on, it eventually materialised in quite a different form...

Only in the world of online #AlternateHistory can one make an observation like "American Taiwan in Puerto Rico would be too obvious a cliché"

Tales From Development Hell: Bogart Slept Here By Ryan Fleming.The right role can make or break an actor’s career. Often too we hear about the roles an actor may have missed out on that they regret. If a missed role can carry a pang of regret, can...

New: Ryan Fleming is back with another tale from #DevelopmentHell. Unlike some cases of #Hollywood #FilmHistory he's looked at, in this case the #film was never made at all, even years later - the #comedy " #Bogart Slept Here" starring #RobertDeNiro. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/tales-f...