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The world's first publishing label dedicated to the world of counterfactual history (Est. 2015)
Check out this #interview with SLP #author Andy Cooke; the fourth book in his #ScienceFiction #PostApocalyptic "Endeavour" series will be released soon! #Book #Fiction #Writing #SciFi www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/intervi...
Interview: Andy Cooke
Questions from Gary OswaldThis Interview is with Andy Cooke, the first editor of this blog and a prolific writer for both Sea Lion Press and Sgt Frosty Publications.Hello and thanks so much for talkin...
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With the long-awaited third #book in the series "On the Wings of the Morn" to be released shortly, Tom Anderson discusses why he wrote the "Surly Bonds" series of #ScienceFiction #stories with #AlternateHistory elements. #FirstContact #Fiction #Writing #Author www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/why-i-w...
Why I Wrote... The Surly Bonds Series
By Tom Anderson.Thus far the Surly Bonds series consists of two books, The Surly Bonds of Earth and Well Met By Starlight. The third book in the series, a direct sequel to Well Met will shortly debut ...
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With a recent change of #PrimeMinister from #KeirStarmer to #AndyBurnham in the #UK, check out our #AlternateHistory #WhatIf #ShortStory #Anthology by various #authors on the subject of "10 Leaders #Britain Never Had". #Fiction #Writing #Politics #DowningStreet www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...
10 LEADERS BRITAIN NEVER HAD | Sea Lion Press
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The next chapter of #alternatehistory #pulpfiction tale "The Renaissance Man and the Strange New World"! After dodging assassins and goons, the Renaissance are ready to set sail and surely the danger's paused for now, right...? www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/serial-...
Serial Sunday: The Renaissance Man and the Strange New World, Part VII
By Ryan Fleming.A gaggle of newly joined candy stripers, the more mobile patients, and even a few resident doctors all tried to sneak a look at the Renaissance Man when they heard he would be calling ...
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an election in England, a looming far-right, talk of devolved powers across the land? "Who Will Speak For England" by Lena Worwood tells the story of people in the midst of political events in the English Parliament: www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...
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this month's #alternatehistory #vignette is from WM. Garrett Cothran - the old city is gone, replaced with new politics, new language, new nationality, new everything, in theory. But the old statue continues to loom over it... www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/vignett...
Vignette: Shadow over the City
By WM. Garrett CothranOn 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 97th co...
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The Hippo Invasion of America! John O'Brien takes you on a tour of the Deep South years after President Taft's fateful decision to let the big beasties into the Calcasieu River... www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page... #alternatehistory #counterfactual
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From our archives, you think you know the great pharaohs? Gary Oswald looks at how we know 'the big names' and what might have changed which ones were famous: www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/the-pha... #alternatehistory
The Pharaohs That Matter
By Gary Oswald.So, as I think is probably clear by my contributions to this blog, I find Alternate History interesting. I find the idea of making changes to the past and seeing what results from that ...
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@cepmurphy.bsky.social reviews #commandocomic 's WW3 #whatif Harrier Squadron: Ghost Flight - can the Squadron keep an armistice with air pirates on the loose? www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/review-... #alternatehistory
Review: Harrier Squadron: Ghost Flight
By Charles E.P. MurphyThanks to the efforts of the multinational Harrier Squadron, the mid-90s Third World War between the Asian Bloc and Western Federation has ended. Europe is attempting to rebuild....
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from our archives, our interview with #alternatehistory legend Harry Turtledove! www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/intervi...
Interviewing the AH Community: Harry Turtledove
Questions from the Sealion Forum CommunityCounter factual and Alternate History discussion and fiction is a large and healthy community. Sea Lion Press has always had the aim of providing a platform f...
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It's the next chapter of Ryan Fleming's #AlternateHistory #PulpFiction "The Renaissance Man and the Strange New World" - and when we last saw our heroes, a quiet man was drawing his gun on them... www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/serial-...
Serial Sunday: The Renaissance Man and the Strange New World, Part VI
By Ryan Fleming.On the steps outside the Main Branch of the New York Public Library, a quiet man with his right arm in a sling drew with his left hand a revolver from the pocket of his raincoat. His u...
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Time for Spielberg and Hanks to collaborate on a Worldwar adaptation.
Tim Marchman@timmarchman.bsky.social · 2w agoSuperheroes are dead now, so Hollywood has no choice but to stage incredibly elaborate adaptations of unfilmable science fiction classics. The masses need The Book of the New Sun!
from our archives, Pete Usher looks at the very earliest #Olympics and looks at the #whatif moments that could have greatly changed international sports! www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/sport-i... #alternatehistory
Sport in Alternate History. Part 4: Sport and Politics (I)
By Pete UsherFinal sword match (foil) at the 1896 Olympics.Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons.Sports and politics don’t mix. Eric Heiden, US Olympic SpeedskaterAlthough Eric Heiden is most commonly cr...
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#doctorwho as it could have been - @kresalwrites.bsky.social reviews the Fourth Doctor Boxset from the Lost Stories range of never-broadcast tales www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/review-... #whatif #alternatehistory
Review: Doctor Who: The Lost Stories - The Fourth Doctor Box-Set
By Matthew Kresal.Ask fans of Classic Doctor Who whom their favorite incarnation of the Time Lord is and there’s a very good chance that you’re going to get one name more often than not: Tom Baker. Wi...
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From our archives: Gary Oswald looks at the trials & tribulations of #coldwar era Dominican Republic and politician Juan Bosch... www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/caribbe... #alternatehistory #counterfactual
Caribbean Cold War: The Many Enemies of Juan Bosch
By Gary Oswald.This is the sixth article in this series and the previous five have all been about how the Cuban Revolution and the rise of Fidel Castro as Cuba's military dictator effected the other n...
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From our archives, @kresalwrites.bsky.social writes about the #NASA plan to launch a manned visit to Venus! www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/apollo-... #alternatehistory #counterfactual
Apollo Goes To Venus: The Manned Venus Flyby
By Matthew KresalHalloween 1973.A Saturn V rocket sits on Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On top of it, three astronauts await lift-off. The journey they will soon be embarking ...
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The start of a new series by Gary Oswald, looking at #whatif in Irish history - and starting with what if Saint Patrick never arrives in Ireland? www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/alterna... #counterfactual #alternatehistory
Alternate Irelands: A Land Full of Snakes
By Gary Oswald.Ireland was never part of the Roman Empire but nor it was ever entirely cut off from interaction with that Empire. After all, from 43 AD to 410 AD, Rome ruled England, Wales and parts o...
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from our archives, #AlternateHistory #author Monroe Templeton ( @monroetempleton.bsky.social ) discusses her world-hopping LGBT AH "I Won't Go To Mars (Or Dance In Strangers' Cars)" www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/why-i-w...
Why I Wrote... I Won't Go To Mars (or Dance in Strangers' Cars)
By Monroe S. TempletonAlternate history is a genre defined by a sense of regret. It is the genre where we look at the past, at decisions which led to our present and which are often far beyond our own...
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It's the next part of Ryan Fleming's #AlternateHistory #PulpFiction "The Renaissance Man and the Strange New World", as we catch up with our heroes cornered by armed thugs at the docks... #SerialSunday www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/serial-...
Serial Sunday: The Renaissance Man and the Strange New World, Part V
By Ryan Fleming.In the docklands of New York City, a gang of armed ruffians approached Eileen Wong and Benjamin Williams with felonious intent. An eight-foot chain fence topped with barbed wire blocke...
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@hynesbooks.bsky.social is eight #alternatehistory articles in to a series on the Fall of France in #WW2 and the many #whatif that could have happened - get caught up from the start of Dreams Of The Dark Years here! www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/dreams-...
Dreams from the Dark Years: Aperitif
By Paul Hynes.Here’s a question for you, did France win or lose the Second World War?If you are from an American or British background you would probably say they lost it. They surrendered, after all....
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New: @cepmurphy.bsky.social reviews Lavie Tidhar's #whatif thriller Unholy Land, with bestial acts and mean streets in an #alternatehistory Jewish state in Africa www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/review-...
Review: Unholy Land
By Charles E.P. MurphyIn the early 1900s, a Zionist expedition came back from a fact-finding mission to British East Africa – and recommended taking up London on its offer to settle a Jewish homeland ...
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A titan in 20th century African politics, Mozambique's President Samora Machel died in a plane crash at age 53 - #Whatif he'd lived and continued to influence southern Africa as the Cold War ended? #alternatehistory www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/the-dea...
The Death of Samora Machel
By David Love.Epilogue"He's dead." My sister stood in my doorway.It was the evening of the 20th October, 1986. Earlier that day, around lunchtime, my mother had come to school and told us the news tha...
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New: Paul Hynes' series on the #WhatIf moments before and during #WW2 continues with the controversial #British attack on the #French fleet at #MersElKebir after #France 's armistice with #NaziGermany. #VichyFrance #BattleOfBritain #History #Navy #Algeria www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/dream-f...
Dream From The Dark Years: Mers-el-Kébir
By Paul Hynes.The 3rd of July 1940 had been intended to be a pleasant day for the sailors of Force de Raid (Raiding Force). Based at Mers-el-Kébir harbour beside Oran on the coast of Algeria, the squa...
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With #England about to face #Argentina in the #football #WorldCup, Gary Oswald ( @garyoswald.bsky.social ) looks at how the latter broke into #RugbyUnion and #WhatIf other nations had done the same. #Rugby #Sport #AlternateHistory www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/rugby-u...
Rugby Union Powers That Aren't
By Gary Oswald.Rugby Union, like a lot of sports, was first codified in the UK and as such the four home nations (England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland) have traditionally been the heartland of the gam...
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Our #SerialSunday continues with part 4 of Ryan Fleming's #AlternateHistory #PulpFiction #ActionAdventure piece, "The Renaissance Man and the Strange New World". #Fiction #Writing #Serial www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/serial-...
Serial Sunday: The Renaissance Man and the Strange New World, Part IV
By Ryan Fleming.In the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of miles from where there should be any land, Harry Bell and his shipmates stepped tenderly from their launch onto the shore of the mysterious land Harry...
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Gasp! 'Tis #backlistsaturday This week's offering is an alternate history collection published by @sealionpress.co.uk: In and Out of the Reich www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page... Three short stories in a grim alternate reality where the Third Reich survived in a Cold War with the Free World.
IN AND OUT OF THE REICH | Sea Lion Press
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In today's #SaturdayShowcase of past SLP #AlternateHistory #books, it's "The Legacy of #StBrendan " by Michael Ballif. #WhatIf the 6th century #Irish #monk really had discovered #America and then #Newfoundland had been settled by #Vikings? www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...
THE LEGACY OF ST BRENDAN | Sea Lion Press
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don't forget, for the rest of July, the #smashwords #booksale is on - with dozens of our #alternatehistory books at half price! www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/somehow...
Somehow, the Summer Sale returned...
The Smashwords summer sale has come round again, and throughout the whole of July, dozens of Sea Lion Press books are 50% off!We've got thematic anthologies and we've got big chunky series, we've got ...
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#SidewiseAward winning #author Matthew Kresal ( @kresalwrites.bsky.social ) reviews " #JusticeLeague : #Crisis on Two Earths". #DCComics contributed considerably to the #WhatIf concept of #ParallelUniverses with the #comics that inspired works like this. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/review-...
Review: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
By Matthew Kresal.Parallel worlds. What ifs? Elseworlds.Whatever you (or insert comic book company name here) might like to call them, there’s no doubt that the idea of seeing alternative versions of ...
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