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Alternate history is a genre of fiction that, although connected to science fiction, has its own rich history and lineage. With its roots in the writings of ancient Rome, alternate history matured into something close to its current form in the essays and novels of the nineteenth century. In more recent years a number of highly acclaimed novels have been published as alternate histories, by authors ranging from bestselling science fiction writers to Pulitzer prize-winning literary icons. The popularity of the genre is reflected in its success on television, where original concepts have been developed alongside adaptations of classic texts such as Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle.
This collection of essays, by both leading scholars in the field and rising stars, seeks to redress an imbalance between the importance and quality of alternate history texts and the available critical scholarship on the genre. The essays acknowledge the long and distinctive history of alternate history whilst also revelling in its vitality, adaptability, and contemporary relevance.
Contents
Foreword - Stephen Baxter
Introduction - Glyn Morgan and C. Palmer-PatelI. Points of DivergenceNapoleon as Dynamite: Geoffroy's Napoléon Apocryphe and Science Fiction as Alternate History - Adam Roberts
'It Is One Story': Writing a Global Alternate History in Kim Stanley Robinson's The Years of Rice and Salt - Chris Pak
'Forever Being Yamato': Alternate Pacific War Histories in Japanese Film and Anime - Jonathan Rayner
'Her dreams receding': Gender, Astronauts, and Alternate Space Ages in Ian Sales' Apollo Quartet - Brian Baker
Time and Affect After 9/11: Lavie Tidhar's Osama: A Novel - Anna McFarlaneII. Manipulating the GenreThe Subjective Nature of Time and The Individual's (In)Ability to Inflict Social Change - Molly Cobb
Between the Alternate and the Apocryphal: Religion and Historic Place in Aguilera's La locura de Dios - Derek J. Thiess
Weird history / Weird knowledge: H. P. Lovecraft versus Sherlock Holmes in Shadows over Baker Street - Chloé Germaine Buckley
Quest for Love: A Cosy Uchronia? - Andrew M. Butler
Agency and Contingency in Televisual Alternate History Texts - Karen HelleksonAfterword - C. Palmer-Patel and Glyn Morgan
