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Sword and Scimitar by Simon Scarrow reviewed by Ian Shone

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Great new review by Ian Shone. Simon Scarrow’s book Sword and Scimitar takes on the little known, but historically important, Siege of Malta in 1565. Take a look at Ian’s review to see if he does a good job of … Continue reading →

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New Book Review and New Book Reviewer – The Sins of the Father by C. B. Hanley

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

As you may know Ian Shone writes quite a few of the book reviews for the Alt Hist site, and while he is still going strong (should have another review from him soon), we have also had some other volunteers … Continue reading →

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New Book Review: Wake of the Bloody Angel by Alex Bledsoe

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

The latest book review from Ian Shone has now been posted in our reviews section. If you like a fair bit of hokum and pirates then Wake of the Bloody Angel by Alex Bledsoe might well be your cup of tea! If … Continue reading →

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Review of Alt Hist Issue 4 at SFcrowsnest

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Apologies for not posting anything here for a while, things have been busy. You should hopefully see more regular postings now though – about once a week. Also I am working on the next issue of Alt Hist. A number … Continue reading →

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New Book Review: The Far Side of the World by Daniel Kalla – reviewed by Ian Shone

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

A new book review from Ian Shone: Coming off the last book reviewed for Alt Hist (Rebecca Cantrell’s A Game of Lies) there seems to be a certain accidental continuity with this book, which deals with a Jewish doctor’s flight from … Continue reading →

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A Games of Lies by Rebecca Cantrell reviewed by Ian Shone

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

We have just published a review by Ian Shone of Rebecca Cantrell’s A Game of Lies – it’s an espionage thriller set during the 1936 Berlin Olympics – so quite a timely publication! The plot involves the leaking of Nazi … Continue reading →

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New Review of Alt Hist Issue 4 at Edi’s Book Lighthouse

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Edi’s Book Lighthouse has just published a rather good review of Alt Hist Issue 4. Here’s the concluding part of the review: A well done magazine which delivers exactly what the editor promised: Well written and entertaining stories set in … Continue reading →

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Interested in book reviewing?

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

If you read the Alt Hist blog regularly you will have noticed that we are publishing regular book reviews now from Ian Shone. However, so as not to overburden Ian too much, and to be able to review some more … Continue reading →

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New Book Review by Ian Shone – Augustus: Son of Rome by Richard Foreman

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Ian Shone has just reviewed another historical fiction novel for Alt Hist. Check out his review of Augustus: Son of Rome by Richard Foreman in our Reviews section. Related articles New Book by Ian Sales reviewed by Ian Shone for … Continue reading →

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New Book by Ian Sales reviewed by Ian Shone for Alt Hist – Adrift on the Sea of Rains

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Ian Shone has reviewed another new alternate history book for Alt Hist. Ian’s latest review is of a new novel by Ian Sales called Adrift on the Sea of Rains. This novel is about the Cold War and astronauts – … Continue reading →

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