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By the Blood of Heroes reviewed by Ian Shone for Alt Hist

Posted on May 11, 2012

Ian Shone has kindly volunteered his time to Alt Hist to help out with book reviews and proof-reading, and I’m glad to say that his review of By the Blood of Heroes by Joseph Nassise is is now available on the Alt … Continue reading →

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Great Review of Alt Hist Issue 3 at Fantasy Book Review

Posted on May 6, 2012

Fantasy Book Review has recently post a rather good review of Alt Hist Issue 3. Here’s a quick extract from the review: All five stories in Alt Hist Issue 3 make for great reading and all will awaken an interest … Continue reading →

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Issue 1 of Fantasy Short Stories Now Published!

Posted on May 4, 2012

Reblogged from Fantasy Short Stories: the New Magazine of Fantasy: And finally it’s here! Fantasy Short Stories Issue 1 is finally available as an eBook! I think we’ve got an excellent selection of stories available for you here, so please … Continue reading →

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Donations to Alt Hist

Posted on April 25, 2012

As you may know Alt Hist is currently a small publication. We publish two issues a year and are able to pay authors only a token fee of $10 for their stories. However, we would like to pay authors more … Continue reading →

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Alt Hist needs Volunteers

Posted on April 12, 2012

Would you like to help out with Alt Hist? In order to move the publication forward I am looking for volunteers to help out with the publication. Payment will be minimal – a free issue most likely – but hopefully … Continue reading →

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Should Alt Hist offer subscriptions – please vote in the poll

Posted on April 4, 2012
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Naomi Novak’s Crucible of Gold published in the US

Posted on March 7, 2012

Crucible of Gold, the seventh book of Naomi Novak’s Temeraire series has just been published (6th March) in the US. I have only read the first book in the series so far, but I loved the premise and the execution … Continue reading →

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Alt Hist – changes to Submission Policy

Posted on March 5, 2012

Alt Hist’s submission policy for fiction has begun to creak a little bit. I have realized that I haven’t been clear enough about what we’re looking for. To that end I have updated the submissions policy for fiction. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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Alt Hist Issue 4 – What’s Coming

Posted on March 4, 2012

I thought I would give a quick update on Alt Hist Issue 4. We now have six stories accepted for the fourth issue so we should be on track for publication in May – probably eBook publication first with print … Continue reading →

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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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