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Tag Archives: Treasure Fleet
I won the Freaking Sidewise Award!
I co-won the Sidewise Award for short fiction along with @adamrov and Ben Winters. I am honored to be in their company. Click here for “Treasure Fleet” and the other excellent stories in Tales From Alternate Earths. Click here for some notes from the world of “Treasure Fleet.” … Continue reading
Sidewise Awards today!
The day is today! Go to Sidewise Award page and see if my alternate history short story “Treasure Fleet” has won! And to wet your appetite for more, here are some alluring fragments of a sequel… At the heart of the Forbidden City, … Continue reading
The Inklings’ Sidewise Q/A
Stephen Hunt at Inklings Press was kind enough to ask me some questions about the Sidewise Awards (coming tomorrow) and my feelings about the nomination of one of my short stories. Stephen: So – it’s been a year since Tales From Alternate Earths came … Continue reading
The Fleet of the Great Hajj
Only one more day until we find out whether my alternate history short story “Treasure Fleet” has won a Sidewise Award! Here’s an excerpt of the rough draft of the story (it’s better in the anthology), answering the question “in a … Continue reading
2 days until the Sidewise Awards!
Only two more days until we find out whether my alternate history short story “Treasure Fleet” has won the Sidewise Award! Continuing my sharing of backstory for this story of the Muslim Chinese discovery of the New World, I ask the … Continue reading
3 days until the Sidewise Awards!
In case I haven’t beaten you over the head with this news enough already, my alternate history short story “Treasure Fleet” has been nominated for a Sidewise Award! They’re going to announce the winners on the 20th. Fingers crossed! In honor … Continue reading
I’ve been Nominated for a Sidewise Award
What the hell is going on? My jet-lagged two-year old is getting me out of bed at 2am and my short story is being considered for THE alternate history award? My name is on the same short list as Bruce … Continue reading
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Prayer beads clicked between the fingers of Song Muhanmode ben Mahdi, Emperor of China and Imam of All Islam. “Does the letter continue?” he said. The secretary cleared his throat. “The missive ends, your Majesty, with the words, ‘they shall surely kill us all. … Continue reading
The Diplomatic War
Last week I thought about some Alternate History scenarios that might get China to discover America before Europe gets a chance. I did not stop thinking about it. Step 1) Hulagu Khan challenges the election of Kublai Khan, causing a civil … Continue reading
The Great Continent of the Far East
Worldbuilding for “Treasure Fleet.” Friend, writing buddy, and sometime contributor to my podcast, Melissa Walshe, has some excellent things to say about writing and reading and inspiration in her blog. And some REALLY interesting questions about alternate history. Specifically, what would have … Continue reading