Sunday, August 01, 2004

Alternative History

Sunday and All, thought it would be time to mention a couple of books-

Weapons Of Choice - John Birmingham

Now I've been filing time with Harry Turtledove (there's two of them, I mean the space lizards one), but I've been a fan of Birmingham since 'He Died With A Felafel In His Hand', and this book just blew me away, as to how good airport trash can really get. He knows what he's writing, and it shows in that writing, much the same as with 'Leviathan', a history of Sydney. Not that many reviews around, mostly because readers will be either fans, or people who pick up books at the airport. A Multi-national Carrier group from 2021 is transported into the middle of WWII- Chaos ensues. Read the Book or Review for more details.

The Years Of Rice And Salt - Kim Stanley Robinson

His books got me through high school with hope, rather than the despair that arises from studying 'King Lear' and 'Blade Runner'. This one, about a world where European society was wiped out by the plague, leaving a world dominated by Islam and China- few authors would dare contemplate an alternative world much further beyond the American Civil War (see Turtledove again). It really makes you think...


posted by Keegan at 6:41 pm

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