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Sep 23, 20227 min read
Apollo 6: The Saturn V's Crucible
By Matthew Kresal The eyes of many interested in space exploration have spent recent weeks focused once more upon NASA's Kennedy Space...


Sep 22, 20225 min read
Alternate History: J,K,L
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 21, 20229 min read
In Memoriam: George Kearton
With great sadness, I must report that George Kearton, author of SLP favourite The House of Stuart Sequence as well as various short...

Sep 9, 202216 min read
Africa During the Scramble: Scorch the Earth
By Gary Oswald In 1885 German gunships pulled into the Omani island of Zanzibar and demanded that the Sultan of Zanzibar, Barghash bin...

Sep 8, 202220 min read
Interview: Katherine Foy
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Katherine Foy, a regular SLP author. Hello and thanks so much for talking to us. Hi, no...


Sep 7, 20222 min read
Arthur Hailey: Technothriller Writer?
By Colin Salt This article is adapted from a Fuldapocalypse Post. Generally speaking, alternate history questions about how some creative...


Sep 6, 20228 min read
Alternate History: G,H,I
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 5, 202210 min read
The Hysteria Problem: Mental Health, Culture and Alternate History
By Lilith C.J. Roberts Content Warning: Mental health, stigmatisation, pathologisation. Mental illnesses are fuzzy things. This is not to...

Sep 2, 20226 min read
Vignette: Delenda Est
By Gary Oswald On the Sea Lion Press Forums, we run a monthly Vignette Challenge. Contributors are invited to write short stories on a...


Sep 1, 202213 min read
Interview: Lena Worwood
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Lena Worwood, a regular SLP author. Hello and thanks so much for talking to us. First...

Aug 31, 202213 min read
Africa During the Scramble: The World's Oldest Alliance
By Gary Oswald In 1386, John I of Portugal and Richard II of England agreed the Treaty of Westminster. That treaty established a pact of...


Aug 29, 202225 min read
Alternate History in Star Trek Part 15: Deep Space Nine Finds Its Feet
By Tom Anderson Last time on “Alternate History in Star Trek”, I looked at the concept and first season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine....


Aug 26, 20226 min read
Alternate History: D,E,F
By Gary Oswald This series will cover 26 topics related to Alternate History, as a beginners guide to the genre, through the format of...


Aug 25, 202210 min read
Interview: Sarah Zama
Questions by Gary Oswald This interview is with Sarah Zama, @jazzfeathers on twitter and a writer of historical fantasy stories. Hello...


Aug 24, 202216 min read
Africa During the Scramble: Company Rule
By Gary Oswald The Shona people, the largest ethnicity in modern day Zimbabwe, have a much longer history of strong centralised Empires...


Aug 23, 202210 min read
Interview: Ryan Fleming
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Ryan Fleming, a regular SLP author. Hello and thanks so much for talking to us. First...


Aug 22, 20227 min read
Alternate History: A,B,C
By Gary Oswald This series will cover 26 topics related to Alternate History, as a beginners guide to the genre, through the format of...

Aug 19, 202211 min read
The Uncertain Rise of Hong Kong and Historical Determinism in Alternate History
By 'Bonniecanuck' Anyone who knows me will probably have learned fairly quickly that I consider myself a proud Hongkonger. Although I...

Aug 18, 202210 min read
Interview: Andy Cooke
Questions from Gary Oswald This Interview is with Andy Cooke, the first editor of this blog and a prolific writer for both Sea Lion Press...


Aug 17, 202217 min read
Africa During the Scramble: The Kings of the Golden Stool
By Gary Oswald The Machine Gun more than anything else is the iconic weapon of the Scramble for Africa, the thing that made European...
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