tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post1234656987242084678..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Columbus was a lucky devilStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-16153013005996753052017-08-22T12:36:56.065-05:002017-08-22T12:36:56.065-05:00I was just telling someone about Twain's Conne...I was just telling someone about Twain's Connecticut Yankee yesterday. There's another lucky rascal..Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-18864463669372532582017-08-21T16:47:32.248-05:002017-08-21T16:47:32.248-05:00I think you'll like it. It's definitely on...I think you'll like it. It's definitely one of Card's better works.<br /><br />Yes, I saw the Turtledove series pop onto my radar. Likewise ignoring it. Still haven't finished his alt-Confederate WW2 series. Just can't get the energy together..... Maybe after I finish all my other war stories coming up I'll try to put together some alt-history war works... [muses]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-23583911580216160472017-08-21T16:36:38.603-05:002017-08-21T16:36:38.603-05:0097% in nw oregon... a bit of chill and duskiness,...97% in nw oregon... a bit of chill and duskiness, that's about all... interesting to watch and muse over, tho...<br /> the eclipse trope has been used a lot, from Twain to ?virgin in the volcano episodes...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-89212151459257279522017-08-21T16:23:01.520-05:002017-08-21T16:23:01.520-05:00I think I've encountered that one before, when...I think I've encountered that one before, when I was looking for "Aztec Empire" alt-fiction. There are a few pieces of that out there. Thanks for reminding me about it!<br /><br />(Oh, and Turtledove has been doing a "hot war" alt-fiction series for the last couple of years, which I have been utterly ignoring. Not going to happen. Not only has Turtledove exhausted my patience, I hate nuclear war scenarios. The a-bombing of Paris, Philadelphia, etc ruined the Timeline-191 series for me.) Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-24117478867968698032017-08-21T15:32:01.516-05:002017-08-21T15:32:01.516-05:00If you want a rather strange alternative to the Co...If you want a rather strange alternative to the Columbus story I can really recommend 'Pastwatch – The Redemption of Christopher Columbus' by Orson Scott Card. Weird but fascinating at the same time! CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com