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Flag Friday: Amikejo
Originally posted on Sean Sherman's blog Other Times. Support an alternate historian by subscribing to his blog!In 1816 a quirk in decisions during the Congress of Vienna created Neutral Moresnet. This...
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Weekly Update #157
Editor's NoteSo it looks like I will once again fail in my goal to read all of the Sidewise nominated works before the awards are announced. I just was unable to read 1920: America's Great War by...
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Preview: The League of Seven by Alan Gratz
You guys really enjoyed Alan Gratz's Maps of The United Nations of America, so I am pleased to announce that I will be reviewing his novel The League of Seven. Here is the description from Amazon:The...
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Blessed are the Peacemakers: A Shattered Nation Novella
Guest post Jeffrey Evan Brooks.Most alternate history stories dealing with the American Civil War focus on specific military events. We like to focus on the nitty-gritty details of individual battles,...
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Interview: Bryce Zabel
Here is my interview with Bryce Zabel, author of the Sidewise nominated Surrounded by Enemies: What if Kennedy Survived Dallas? (check out my review over at Amazing Stories).Who is Bryce Zabel?I've...
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"Rush to the Front" for Hearts of Iron IV and New Expansions for Crusader...
Paradox Interactive made two major announcements this week. The first is there “Rush to the Front” reward campaign for Hearts of Iron IV, the upcoming sequel to their World War II strategy game series....
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2013 Sidewise Award Winners (Plus Hugo News)
In case you don't follow The Update on social media, yesterday the winners of the 2013 Sidewise Awards were announced. There was a tie in the long-form category, something which hasn't happened since...
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New Releases 8/19/14
You can support The Update by clicking the banner to your right or the links below if you are purchasing through Amazon!HardcoversThe League of Seven by Alan GratzThe League of Seven is the first book...
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Check Out William Weber's Strategic Surprise The British Capture of...
Guest post by William Weber.This month, 24 August to be exact, marks the 200th anniversary of the British capture of Washington, DC. Strategic Surprise: The British Capture of Washington, DC, 1814...
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Videos for Alternate Historians #4
Got some more videos I think you guys will enjoy (and check out the sweet screen shot I got and edited with MS Paint). First up, did you love It's A Wonderful Life, but always thought it could use more...
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What Happens Next: SM Stirling's Nantucket Trilogy
This is the first in what I hope may become an ongoing series where I speculate about what happens next after our favorite alternate history books and series conclude. For this inaugural post I cover...
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Flag Friday: Hussite Army 1437
Originally posted on Sean Sherman's blog Other Times. Support an alternate historian by subscribing to his blog!On 6 July 1415 Jan Hus was murdered at the Council of Constance, King Sigismund of...
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Weekly Update #158
Editor's NoteStill trying to balance work, home life and writing. Weekly Updates can be especially difficult due to the Links of the Multiverse section. Sadly its probably something I am going to be...
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Map Monday: Stalin's Zion by RadicalRepublican
Map Monday is back! The craziness of my life kept me from working on this series, but I think things have calmed down enough for me to commit more time to all the great alternate cartographers out...
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New Releases 8/26/14
You can support The Update by clicking the banner to your right or the links below if you are purchasing through Amazon!HardcoversFaces of the Dead by Suzanne WeynWhen Marie-Therese, daughter of Marie...
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Pariah Missouri: I've seen the Promised Land!
Guest post by Andres Salazar.My name is Andres Salazar. I’m a storyteller. I've been hunkered down working on the second graphic novel in the series, Pariah Missouri. Part Huckleberry Finn part Twin...
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Book Review: One King's Way by Harry Harrison
Although this may be a retro review, I have been meaning to finish the Hammer and the Cross trilogy ever since Harry Harrison passed away. So I spent some of my birthday money on an old paperback copy...
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Canada and Russia Spar Over Geography
What an amazing world we live in when trolling over social media is reported by major news outlets. With the ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine raising tensions between the great powers, Canada has...
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Flag Friday: British Korea
Guest post by Sam McDonald, with help from Laqueesha.This is the flag of British Korea. It's from a world where it was Britain, rather than America, which convinced Japan to come out of isolation. The...
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Map Monday: Wilson's Julian Comstock by Tsar of New Zealand
No Weekly Update due to Labor Day festivities (should start calling this place Alternate History Bi-Weekly Update), but I still have a Map Monday post for you all. This week we feature Tsar of New...
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