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Map Monday: Theocracy of Paraguay (Jesus Strikes Back) by Zalezsky
Editor's Note: No Weekly Update today because I had too much fun this Halloween. Instead, you get to see Map Monday a little earlier than usual.Okay...I may have picked this map because of the title....
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New Releases 11/3/15
You can support The Update by clicking the banner to your right or the links below if you are purchasing through Amazon!HardcoversMade to Kill: A Novel by Adam ChristopherIt was just another Tuesday...
View ArticleUnboxing Alternatives #2 (With Bonus Secret History Rant)
The Alternate Historian gets a new book and has something to say about a genre related to alternate history:* * *Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update, a blogger...
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Top 5 Posts from October 2015
The end of October means the holiday season has officially begun. Before you get wrapped up in the usual end of the year stresses, why not take a break and check out our top of 5 articles from...
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Is the Alternate History Community Over-Centralized?
The Holy Roman Empire wishes it could be as over-centralized as the Alternate Historians!When it was announced that Counter-Factual.net was closing its doors at the end of the year, alternate...
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Weekly Update #210! The British Lion, The London That Never Was and the...
Editor's NoteI don't think I am going to meet my Goodreads reading challenge this year. I set it for 60 books and last I checked I was only at 29 (although I should have it to 30 by tomorrow). I always...
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Map Monday: Population Density Map of Vinland by Rebecca "Upvoteanthology"...
There are two ways get featured on Map Monday. You can either make a spectacular map or you can bug me enough about it until I just surrender and put one of your maps up just to get some peace. Lucky...
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New Releases 11/10/15
You can support The Update by clicking the banner to your right or the links below if you are purchasing through Amazon!HardcoversThe Conjurer's Riddle by Andrea CremerThe Revolution is beginning–and...
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My Windycon 42 Schedule
If you are looking for something to do this weekend and live in the Chicagoland area, why not attend Windycon 42? Yours truly is going to be a panelist. Check out my schedule below:Saturday 5:00...
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Why Are World War II Alternate Histories So Popular?
A map of the world based on historical proposals if there was an Axis victory in WWII.World War II alternate histories have been on my mind a lot lately. I recently reviewed The British Lion by Tony...
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Weekly Update #211! The Man in the High Castle and Surrounded by Enemies
Editor's NoteI will be going through a minor medical procedure today so that's the reason you are seeing this Weekly Update posted a little earlier than usual. Don't worry, its nothing serious, but I...
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Map Monday: A Russian In the Pacific by Lynn Davis
Sometimes you just can't keep a good alternate cartographer down. That's why Lynn Davis has returned once again to Map Monday and the map I chose to feature from her is titled "A Russian In the...
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New Releases 11/17/15
You can support The Update by clicking the banner to your right or the links below if you are purchasing through Amazon!PaperbacksThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickIt's America in 1962....
View ArticleTrope Talk: Confederate Cuba
The Alternate Historian tackles the Confederate Cuba trope in the newest episode of Trope Talk:* * *Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update, a blogger on Amazing...
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Multiverse Profile: France
The recent Paris terror attacks was a horrific reminder that religious fanatics are still a threat to civilization. It is something that has awakened the wider world to this fact that similar recent...
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Weekly Update #212! The Man in the High Castle premier and Australi.
Editor's NoteWith the holiday season approaching, I know a lot of people are already buying gifts for friends and loved ones. If you haven't yet or are still shopping, remember to click through our...
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Map Monday: Twenty-Eight Equally Sized European Union Member States by...
Today's featured map comes from a unique source (Vivid Maps) and is probably more "hypothetical scenario" than alternate history. It is titled "Twenty-Eight Equally Sized European Union Member States"...
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New Releases 11/24/15
You can support The Update by clicking the banner to your right or the links below if you are purchasing through Amazon!HardcoversThe Shards of Heaven by Michael LivingstonJulius Caesar is dead,...
View ArticleAlternate History: SF or Not SF?
Dale Cozort, author and Point of DivergenceAPA editor, and I talked about whether alternate history is science fiction or not at this year's WindyCon. Find out the results of our little debate...
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ParliPro and PoDs: The Intersection of Model United Nations and Alternate...
Guest post by Alexander “SpanishSpy” Wallace.Starting off with a note on the title; ParliPro is shorthand for Parliamentary Procedure, the rules of debate, modified from Robert’s, which is the standard...
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