Which SLP WWII Book should you read?

By Gary OswaldThe answer is, of course, all of them. But if you are the mood for something in particular then follow this handy guide by answering the following questions! This guide contains some spo...

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Vignette: Chicanery at the Canal

By David Love.On 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 67th contest was Slasher.It was still raining when Simbarashe woke. He hadn’t realised he’d fallen asleep, but his body told him it hadn’t been for long.“Tongai,” he called to his brother, who grunted.“Tongai,” he called again. “Come on, the rain sounds less.”Tongai sat up, looked at his brother, grunted again, an

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Alternate History in Star Trek part 6: The Birth of The Next Generation

By Tom Anderson1987 finally saw the return of Star Trek to the small screen with Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG). I have already written about this in other articles, here and there, so I won’t s...

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Alternate History: G,H,I

By Gary OswaldThis series will cover 26 topics related to Alternate History, as a beginners guide to the genre, through the format of the A-Z.G - GamesA lot of people's first introduction to changing history were games of some kind, whether board games or video games. Any kind of War Game, whether as simple as Risk or as complicated as The Campaign for North Africa has players representing different sides of battles, thus depending on player skill and luck, different sides can win than won histo

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Alternate History: D,E,F

By Gary OswaldThis series will cover 26 topics related to Alternate History, as a beginners guide to the genre, through the format of the A-Z.D - DystopiaDystopic fiction is the portrayal of a setting...

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Review: Doctor Who: The Guardians of Prophecy

By Matthew Kresal.In reviewing the various Big Finish Lost Stories featuring Colin Baker’s Doctor, it has often been the case that they weren’t made because of the series being placed on hiatus in 1985. That wasn’t what sealed the fate for all of them, however. Other factors could come into play even for established writers for the series, as was the case with Johnny Byrne’s The Guardians of Prophecy, which took until 2012 to be appear on audio with two of its original stars.By the time Byrne pi

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A complete guide to the Sea Lion Press library

Sea Lion Press has published a lot of books, and we know it can be intimidating for a new reader to know exactly what we offer. This blog's former editor and still-current writer Gary Oswald did a gui...

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Serial Sunday: Tranquillity, Part V

By Paul Leone.The Doloire’s crew were perhaps still dazed from the encounter with the ætherokhelone. Its roar was legendarily and literally deafening, even to those men cursed with manning the cannons...

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The Pirate Invasion of England?

By Gary Oswald.As I talked about in a previous article, many of the Moriscos (residents of Islamic Spain) expelled from that country became Barbary Corsairs. Based in North Africa, they raided land in...

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AGENT LAVENDER | Sea Lion Press

Harold Wilson dominated British politics for almost two decades. His political skill saw him make powerful enemies and bitter rivals, both inside the Labour Party and out. Conspiracy theorists, some in very high places, even circulated rumours that he was an agent of the Soviet Union. In reality, of course, there was not a shred of truth to these malicious claims. But what if there had been? In Agent Lavender, Harold Wilson flees Whitehall in the dead of night, with MI5 and the police soon in hot pursuit. Taking place in late 1975 in a Britain weary of trade union disputes and fearful of military coups, the Establishment must move quickly to restore order without appearing heavy-handed. But then again, the Prime Minister has just been outed as a communist spy... Part-historical epic, part-pulpy thriller, and featuring a cavalcade of 1970s public figures from Enoch Powell and Gerald Ford to Jack Jones and Michael Bentine, Agent Lavender takes readers into a maelstrom of intrigue, civil disobedience, satire, Cold War tensions, and downright farce. The winner of eight Turtledove Awards including Best Story, Best Cold War Timeline and multiple Best Character awards, this acclaimed alternate history novel blends politics with espionage and adds a sprinkle of the absurd.

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Alternate History: A,B,C

By Gary OswaldThis series will cover 26 topics related to Alternate History, as a beginners guide to the genre, through the format of the A-Z.A - Alien Space Bats.(This article heavily relies on an ar...

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Review: Porco Rosso

By Alexander Wallace.This article was originally published at Nerds of a Feather and the original article can be found there. Please check that blog for more like this.I feel, at odd moments, that the...

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On 'Axis of Andes' and Adapting Online Alternate History for Publication

By Alexander WallaceD. G. Valdron’s Axis of Andes duology was recently reviewed on this site. It is a work that, for better or for worse, very much shows that it originated on an online discussion for...

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Serial Sunday: Tranquillity, Part IV

By Paul Leone.The Doloire fired first, but with Fortune’s bane upon her. The subtle currents of the æther could be overcome by captains and creatures, but had a way of hindering inanimate objects such...

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REID IN BRAID | Sea Lion Press

The story of a communist Scotland. 'Reid in Braid' is a series of short stories taking a look at a world where the UK was on the losing side of the Great War and dissolved; leading to an independent ...

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Dreams from the Dark Years: Vichy Syndrome

By Paul Hynes.Vichy is enjoying a comeback. For over a century the town has been famous as a tourist destination for the wealthy across the world. Spas making use of the mineral rich waters have long ...

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Tales from Development Hell: Superman Lives

By Ryan FlemingIn popular culture there are some works that have managed to become famous despite never happening at all. Projects can be delayed, radically changed, or just straight abandoned for man...

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Naval Gazing: The Empire Strikes Back

By Tom AndersonIn the roughly 45 years of the Cold War, the great naval buildup by the United States and her allies, and the more modest and asymmetric one by the USSR and hers, was never tested in ba...

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Tales From Development Hell: Jaws 3, People 0

By Ryan Fleming.Sequels have been seen as exercises in declining returns, none more so than those functioning as sequels to either commercially successful blockbusters or critically acclaimed masterpieces. Or both, as is the case with the sequels to Steven Speilberg’s Jaws (1975). That series went from the original summer blockbuster and highest grossing film of all time to a retread notable mainly for its tagline with Jaws 2 (1978), to a trite exercise in a long-dead gimmick nominated for multi

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Naval Gazing 13: The Cold War's Hot Spots

By Tom AndersonIn the previous article, I noted that while there were a number of proxy conflicts between East and West during the Cold War, these were predominantly land wars with little involvement ...

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Serial Sunday: Tranquillity, Part III

By Paul Leone.Captain’s LogApril 23, AD 1529It is Saint George’s Day today. Friar Mateo marked the occasion with Mass and a thoughtful lecture on the glorious crown of martyrdom. It was perhaps not a ...

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ALTERNATE AUSTRALIAS | Sea Lion Press

Jared Kavanagh edits a collection of short stories set in different Australias. What if what we call Australia had become largely Dutch? Could Australia have led intervention in unexpected African co...

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Alternate Irelands 4: Ireland and the Scottish-Norwegian War

By Gary Oswald.Haakon IV, ruling 1217 to 1263, was the first King of Norway after a century of civil war. He did much to, briefly, re-establish Norway as a major player in European politics, forming r...

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Naval Gazing 12: Cold Warriors

By Tom Anderson As the Second World War ended, the Cold War began. The Soviet Union and the Western Allies had always been uneasy bedfellows, and some even expected that as soon as Nazi Germany was cr...

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Naval Gazing 11: The Ill-Named Pacific War

By Tom AndersonThe name ‘Pacific’ Ocean means ‘Peaceful’; it was so named by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 because he found favourable winds there in his voyage to circumnavigate the world. The name was ...

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