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Worlds That Weren’t
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**Four award-winning authors. Four amazing alternate histories.** In this collection of novellas, four masters of alternate history turn back time, twisting the facts with four excursions into what might have been. Bestselling author Harry Turtledove imagines a different fate for Socrates (now Sokrates); S. M. Stirling envisions life in the wilds of a re-barbarized Texas after asteroids strike the earth in the 19th century; Sidewise winner Mary Gentle contributes a story of love (and pigs) set in the mid-15th century, as European mercenaries prepare to sack a Gothic Carthage; and Nebula nominee Walter Jon Williams pens a tale of Nietzsche intervening in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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Hill_Ravens (verified owner) –
Four short stories taking a journey through four historical points in a time and what the possible out comes could have been. The first about historical Greece and what would have happened if Socrates had died before his time. Great development by the Author, even with limited knowledge of the period in time it was set, I was able to follow the story and understand the implications. The second story was centered around a world change which plunged Northern Hemisphere into the dark ages, letting the Southern Countries become dominant and successful. A little too graphic in some of the death scenes for my taste, but an overall delight on how precarious our successful countries hold on to their positions. The Third story dives into the battle of Carthage and how the Middle East and Asia could have easily tipped in another direction. This story centered more on personal beliefs of people from that era and how these beliefs helped shape some of our current religions, superstitions and politics. I know very little of this battle and the people from that time frame, but the pieces linking us through history rang true and was a little unsettling. The last story was the best, or maybe I am partial because it deals with a story I love, Tombstone and the Earp’s. This story takes the classic Tombstone setting and slightly changes the decisions a few of the well known characters take. Josie ends up with another man, Wyatt is killed instead of Morgan and the Cowboys find their demise in an un-traditional way. Very good read of this history and how something as minor as a girl changing her lovers takes the town down a new road. Yeah! I have found a new genre of books to read and I didn’t think that was possible. For anyone interested in history and a touch of science fiction, alternate history is a great read. I look forward to reading more books from this genre and the alternate worlds it will create in my imagination.