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New Historical Fiction book: The Rebel Wife: A Novel by Taylor M Polites

Posted on February 4, 2012

The Rebel Wife: A Novel by Taylor M Polites Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster (February 7, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1451629516 ISBN-13: 978-1451629514 Brimming with atmosphere and edgy suspense, The Rebel Wife presents a young widow trying to survive in the violent world of Reconstruction … Continue reading →

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New Alternate History Book: World Divided: Book Two of the Secret World Chronicle: Mercedes Lackey, Cody Martin, Dennis Lee, Veronica Giguere

Posted on February 1, 2012

World Divided: Book Two of the Secret World Chronicle: Mercedes Lackey, Cody Martin, Dennis Lee, Veronica Giguere Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Baen (February 7, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1451638019 ISBN-13: 978-1451638011 From New York Times best-seller and science fiction and fantasy mistress of adventure Mercedes … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Brain Munchers, How We Love Thee by Ty Schwamberger

Posted on January 31, 2012

It gives me great pleasure to provide readers of Alt Hist with a guest post from  Ty Schwamberger. Ty is an expert on zombies and their emergence on plantations in the American South during the nineteenth century. Over to Ty … Continue reading →

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Recent Historical Fiction and Alternate History News

Posted on January 20, 2012

Here’s a selection of news and features that I’ve come across recently in the world of Historical Fiction and Alternate History. Enjoy! From Salon: The myth of the polite Englishman. I thought this book sounded like a great resource for anyone … Continue reading →

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Interview with Brooks Rexroat, author of ‘To the Stars’

Posted on January 13, 2012

With Brooks Rexroat we wrap up the interviews of authors from Alt Hist Issue 3. Brooks’ ‘To the Stars’ is set during the Cold War space race and is a very human story of the effect on one family in … Continue reading →

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Matthew Warner interview corrections

Posted on January 3, 2012

Please note that the interview with Matthew Warner that was published on Alt Hist’s site this morning went out with most of the links missing. It has now been corrected! And should make much more sense now I hope.

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Interview with Matthew Warner, author of ‘Bummers’

Posted on January 3, 2012

Matthew Warner is the author of ‘Bummers’ the second story in Alt Hist Issue 3 set during the American Civil War. We caught up with Matthew to ask him more about this story and his other writing. How did you … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year to all Readers of Alt Hist

Posted on January 1, 2012

I hope that 2012 will be remarkable for you and bring you all that you want. The people at WordPress have produced a 2011 annual report showing details about the Alt Hist website and blog – what was most popular … Continue reading →

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Interview with Arlan Andrews, author of ‘Riders on the Storm’

Posted on December 19, 2011

Arlan Andrews is another writer who has written previously for Alt Hist, his ‘Lament for Lost Atlanta’ appeared in Issue 1, and his new story ‘Riders on the Storm’ has recently appeared in Issue 3. In ‘Riders on the Storm’ … Continue reading →

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Interview with Seamus Sweeney, author of ‘Dublin Can Be Heaven’

Posted on December 9, 2011

Séamus Sweeney is a writer new to Alt Hist, but with a number of writing credits in publications such as The Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, The Spectator, New Statesman, The Lancet andThe Scotsman. We asked him a few questions about his story for Alt Hist … Continue reading →

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