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Announcement: Journey to Manhood, by Dusk Peterson

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Journey to Manhood

QSFer Dusk Peterson has a new alternative history book out: “Perhaps, when they spoke next, the other young man could tell Simmons of any masters here who were in need of an apprentice who was perilously close to the age of journeymanship.” Simmons has been waiting all his life for the day when he would come of age and pledge his service to a liege-master. But at the last minute, all his plans go awry; he is left in the awful position of having to find a liege-master quickly. Desperation may force Simmons to pick the worst of liege-masters. Working … Read more

Announcement: The Shining Ones, by Dusk Peterson

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QSFer Dusk Peterson has a new Alternate History book out: “He was skilled by now at making innocuous remarks in the presence of the Shining Ones. Nobody had even guessed that he knew what they were.” The Eternal Dungeon is filled with prisoners who shine like the sun. No one knows this except Barrett Boyd, a guard notorious for having survived a disciplinary punishment that should have killed him. He is also notorious for his rebellion against the authorities of the royal prison. At a pivotal time in the Eternal Dungeon’s history, when abusive practices of the past may finally … Read more

Announcement: Servant or Slave, by Dusk Peterson

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Servant or Slave

QSFer Dusk Peterson has a new alternate history book out: Is service a privilege or a chain? Two young men face this question. Both live in the Dozen Landsteads, where life centers on the nation’s Bay. One young man lives at the beginning of the twentieth century, the other in the sixteenth century. Both youths possess masters. But do the masters have their best interests at heart? “Servant or Slave” presents twin tales of love, faithfulness, and responsibility. It can be read on its own or as a side story in Waterman, a speculative fiction series set in an alternative … Read more

Announcement: Kaminishi, by Jan Suzukawa

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DSPP author Jan Suzukawa has a re-released time travel/historical fantasy book out: Michael Holden wakes up in an impossible reality: mid-nineteenth-century Japan, face to face with Shinjirō Kaminishi, a samurai warlord Michael has seen in a dream. Imprisoned by the warlord and interrogated about the future, Michael has no idea if what he’s experiencing is real… and then he finds himself back in present-day America. Lord Shinjirō’s commanding presence and smoldering sexuality draw Michael again and again to the past, where dangerous information is revealed and Shinjirō’s life is threatened. Through the mists of time and in the reality of … Read more

Announcement: Soldiers of the Sun, by Jana Denardo

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Soldiers of the Sun

QSFer Jana Denardo has a new paranormal historical book out: Caleb Davies and Agni Pradesh are worried about their teammate and lover, Temple Chevalier. Not only has he lost his long-time partner, Fu Li, but he nearly died fighting a demon himself. Also, Temple isn’t sure he’s ready for a new teammate after Li. Caleb and Agni are even more concerned that their three-way relationship with Temple exists less because he loves them and more because he’s hiding from the pain of Li’s loss. 1932 shapes up to be a terrible year for the Soldiers as they welcome the New … Read more

Announcement: Carolina Daemonic, by Brian Barr

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Carolina Daemonic

QSFer Brian Barr has a new Alternative History/Paranormal book out now: Carolina Daemonic is a dystopian alternative timeline urban fantasy-horror with LGBT, steampunk, and occult elements. It’s 2020. The South won the Civil War and achieved manifest destiny in the United States. Great Britain, known as Victoria, and China, have maintained their empires. American slavery was abolished in the late 20th century instead of the late 19th century. Steam powered machinery and electricity make up the bulk of modern technology. In the shadows of the Confederacy, there is magic. Esoteric sciences arcane and archaic survive from forgotten times, and strange … Read more

Discussion: Alternate History – When Things Changed

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JFK alternative history

Today’s topic comes from QSFer John Allenson: “When things changed. What stories do you like that rewrite an event in history? Examples: What if Napolean had decided to invade Scotland rather than Russia? What if Abraham Lincoln had lost the election to become POTUS?” I like this one. It’s an area of speculative fiction we don’t discuss all that often – the future as seen from the past. There are so many moments when history spun on a dime and went off in another direction because of a single event or series of events. So where would you change the … Read more

Announcement: Love Don’t Die, by Jambrea Jo Jones

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QSFer Jambrea Jo Jones has a re-release out – an alternate history set in Chicago: They might die, but their love never will… Moran Schultz was tasked with getting information from one Ward to another. He was all for helping his brother make Chicago a better place. What he wasn’t expecting was his lover to show up after a month of no contact. Dutch Luciano isn’t going to let Moran go without a fight. They love each other and the gangs in charge of Chicago aren’t going to keep them apart. Can Moran let Dutch back in or is it … Read more