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Reviews - Those in Peril, by Theogony Books, edited by Chris Kennedy and James Young
By Adam Selby-Martin As with so many Alternate History titles that I review on this blog, it was the cover art for Those in Peril that...
Oct 25, 20197 min read


Review - Stalingrad Run: A Snapshot Universe Novel, by Dale Cozort
By Adam Selby-Martin In the parlance of the Alternate History genre, an ISOT scenario (named after the first novel to use the concept,...
Oct 11, 20194 min read


Review - Defying Conventions, by Joseph W. Knowles
By Adam Selby-Martin I’ve found that, as a reviewer of Alternate History titles, the books and anthologies that I review tend to fall...
Sep 27, 20194 min read


Review - The Oregon War, by T T Drewett
By Adam Selby-Martin [Please note that the author kindly provided a review copy in return for an honest review of this title] One of the...
Sep 13, 20195 min read


Review - Alternate Peace; Steven H Silver & Joshua Palmatier (eds.), Zombies Need Brains
By Adam Selby-Martin [Please note that the publisher kindly provided a review copy in return for an honest review of this title] It...
Aug 30, 20197 min read


Review - Cato's Cavalry Volume I, by Marc Jones
By Adam Selby-Martin I've previously reviewed one of Marc Jones' alternate history titles, The Fireflies of Port Stanley, and was...
Aug 16, 20194 min read


Review - War Plan Crimson, by Michael Cnudde
By Adam Selby-Martin [Please note that the author kindly provided a review copy in return for an honest review of this title] Sometimes...
Aug 2, 20195 min read


Review- Northern Fury: H-Hour, by Bart Gauvin and Joel Radunzel, published by Ursus Rising
By Adam Selby-Martin In my teenage years (so long ago now) I became interested military fiction based around a theoretical Third World...
Jul 25, 20196 min read


Reviews: Redchapel, by Mike Resnick
By Adam Selby-Martin As I've discussed before in these reviews, there seem to be two distinct patterns in regards to the use of a...
Jul 19, 20194 min read


Review - Rommels Game: Victory at El Alamein & Towards the Caucasus, by Claude Stahl
By Adam Selby-Martin I've mentioned in previous reviews my disdain for some of the dominant scenarios in the Alternate History genre -...
Jun 21, 20196 min read


Review - Altered America (anthology; edited by Martin T. Ingham)
By Adam Selby-Martin Altered America Martin T. Ingham (ed.) Martinus Publishing Back in June 2018, I reviewed for the SLP blog the...
Jun 7, 201910 min read


Review - Alternate History Shorts: Tulip House (Paul van Rompaye) and Sons of York (Ade Grant)
By Adam Selby-Martin Alternate History Shorts Sometimes in my journeys through the highs and lows of the Alternate History genre listings...
May 24, 20196 min read


Review: Every Second Counts (Armistice Book 1) by Jack Cole
Review by Adam Selby-Martin As with so many titles, it was the cover art to Every Second Counts that drew my attention in as I scrolled...
May 10, 20196 min read


Review: Tales From An Alternate Earth - Eight Broadcasts from Parallel Dimensions
Review by Adam Selby-Martin As I’ve been digging through the listings for the indie Alternate History genre on the Kindle, I’ve come to...
Apr 26, 20199 min read


Review: Obsidian and Steel - A Novella of Alternate History, by Mark Ciccone
Review by Adam Selby-Martin I’ve mentioned in previous reviews of his works that I consider author Mark Ciccone to be one of the leading...
Apr 12, 20195 min read


Review: The Battle Over Britain by Simon Brading
Review by Adam Selby-Martin Although there's a preponderance of military history-orientated alternate history on the market, relatively...
Mar 29, 20197 min read


Review: Saving Hitler - An Alternate History Time Travel Adventure by Ian James
Review by Adam Selby-Martin In the alternate history genre, both in written form and in television and cinema, there have been a number...
Mar 15, 20195 min read


Review: Reich of Renegades by Mark Lynch
Review by Adam Selby Martin The Alternate History genre is littered with tropes, but two of the greatest are a triumphant Confederate...
Mar 1, 20195 min read


Review: Prison of Peoples (Withering of Eagles Book I) by Tom Brook
By Adam Selby-Martin There are some scenarios in the Alternate History genre that have been done to death; indeed, more than done to...
Feb 23, 20198 min read


Review: Ashes of America, by Fergus McNeill
Review by Adam Selby-Martin [Please note that the author kindly provided a review copy pre-publication in return for a fair and honest...
Feb 15, 20197 min read
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