Worlds that Weren't
This is a landmark anthology of four original novellas by the reigning masters of alternate history. Set in different eras, different places, and different times, these forays into "what might have been" showcases the stunning breadth and far-reaching possibilities the genre represents.
This is a landmark anthology of four original novellas by the reigning masters of alternate history. Set in different eras, different places, and different times, these forays into "what might have been" showcases the stunning breadth and far-reaching possibilities the genre represents.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780451458865 (0451458869)
Publish date: July 1st 2002
Publisher: Roc Hardcover
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
This is a very mixed bag of stories where people take a different path and change the history of the world. Where Sokrates takes part in the battle against the Spartans (in The Daimon by Harry Turtledove); where society is completely different when western Europe isn't a major power (Shikari in Gal...
I bought this book for the Mary Gentle story. Unfortunately, I'd already read it, in her short story collection, "Cartomancy." That's an excellent collection; go read it! I was pretty disappointed that it wasn't a new-to-me story, though. "The Logistics of Carthage" is in the same setting as her 'As...
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