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Oct 24, 202212 min read
Alternate History in Star Trek Part 17: Early Video Games (and non-video Games)
By Tom Anderson Up till now, my series looking at the history of Star Trek (with a particular focus on its AH and time-travel elements)...


Oct 21, 20223 min read
Review: Batman '89
By Matthew Kresal For a generation, the character of Batman was defined not by comics but by a cinematic vision. A cultural juggernaut on...

Oct 20, 20228 min read
Interview: Simon Brading
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Simon Brading, a regular SLP author, who can be found at his website and on twitter....

Oct 19, 20226 min read
Alternate History: V,W
By Gary Oswald This series will cover 26 topics related to Alternate History, as a beginners guide to the genre, through the format of...

Oct 18, 20226 min read
Interview: Nicholas Sumner
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Nicholas Sumner, a regular SLP author. He can be found on his website and on twitter....

Oct 14, 20224 min read
Interview: Paul Leone
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Paul Leone, a regular SLP author. Hello and thanks so much for talking to us. First of...

Oct 13, 20225 min read
Alternate History: S,T,U
By Gary Oswald This series will cover 26 topics related to Alternate History, as a beginners guide to the genre, through the format of...

Oct 12, 202213 min read
Interview: Matthew Kresal
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Matthew Kresal, a regular SLP writer who can be found on twitter. Hello and thanks so...


Oct 11, 20229 min read
Africa During the Scramble: The First Dominos
By Gary Oswald In 1830 France invaded Algiers, which had long been a centre of Islamic piracy and where French merchants did significant...

Oct 10, 202216 min read
Alternate History in Star Trek, Part 16: Early Deep Space Nine Spinoffs
By Tom Anderson In the previous two articles in this series, I gave a rundown of the first three seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine...


Oct 7, 20223 min read
Review: Three Miles Down by Harry Turtledove
By Matthew Kresal Described by Publisher's Weekly as "The modern master of alternate history," Harry Turtledove has a significant...


Oct 6, 20224 min read
Interview: Yasser Bahjatt
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Yasser Bahjatt, an Arabic speculative fiction writer who can be found on twitter....


Oct 5, 20224 min read
Alternate History: P,Q,R
By Gary Oswald This series will cover 26 topics related to Alternate History, as a beginners guide to the genre, through the format of...


Oct 4, 202216 min read
Interview: Jack Tindale
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Jack Tindale, a regular SLP author and cover artist, who can be found on twitter. Hello...

Oct 3, 20227 min read
Vignette: Return of the Fair Folk
By Lena Worwood On the Sea Lion Press Forums, we run a monthly Vignette Challenge. Contributors are invited to write short stories on a...


Sep 30, 202210 min read
Africa During the Scramble: The Rebellion that Didn't Happen
By Gary Oswald The Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania are a nomadic group of cattle herders in the Great Rift Valley. Traditionally,...

Sep 29, 20227 min read
Interview: Charlton Cussans
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Charlton Cussans, a regular SLP author. Hello and thanks so much for talking to us....

Sep 28, 20224 min read
Alternate History: M,N,O
By Gary Oswald This series will cover 26 topics related to Alternate History, as a beginners guide to the genre, through the format of...

Sep 27, 202213 min read
Interview: Alex Richards
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Alex Richards, a graphic creator who has made maps for several SLP books and wrote...


Sep 26, 20228 min read
Europe During the Scramble: Voting on Empire
By Gary Oswald In 1907, the German Empire in Africa consisted of four territories. German South West Africa, German East Africa, German...
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