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I just bought To Ride a Rising Storm, by Moniquill Blackgoose, on bookshop.org and I am on the verge of tears I'm so fucking excited to read this during my upcoming vacation

It's the sequel to To Shape a Dragon's Breath which was my favorite book I've read in, I dunno, maybe decades?

Check your local library or support the author *and* a local bookstore by buying through bookshop!

https://bookshop.org/p/books/to-ride-a-rising-storm-the-second-book-of-nampeshiweisit-moniquill-blackgoose/c532be7a1116caa9?ean=9780593498309

#books #fantasy #altHistory #dragons #indigenous #nampeshiweisit

I've finished: The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

I was really interested to see what Chabon would do with an alt-history where Israel did not gain independence in 1948.

I was glad to see that the focus was on the refugees in the Jewish reservation, on their reaction to the traumatic events of the 20th century, their long history in the diaspora and their distress as their legal status in the US is about to expire.

I was actually disappointed when external politics entered the picture.

I enjoyed the description of the many traumatized and flawed characters within the pressure cooker of this ghetto.

We don't get to see much of the external world, but this doesn't feel like a novel set in 2007. The noir tone is a large part of that but it feels like a US that didn't go through the 1960 civil rights era. This may be part of the alt-history, but the novel feels like it is set in the 1950's. The more modern technologies feel tacked on and superfluous.

I can understand why Chabon extended the timeline, it gives him an aging founder generation to work with and gives the revolutionary further of the first half of the 20th century time to simmer down.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/412192bc-6de1-4a8a-93b4-b1e1d996cf8d

@bookstodon
@audiofiction
#altHistory #SFF #Jewish #amReading #bookstodon #AudioBooks

I've finished: The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

I was really interested to see what Chabon would do with an alt-history where Israel did not gain independence in 1948.

I was glad to see that the focus was on the refugees in the Jewish reservation, on their reaction to the traumatic events of the 20th century, their long history in the diaspora and their distress as their legal status in the US is about to expire.

I was actually disappointed when external politics entered the picture.

I enjoyed the description of the many traumatized and flawed characters within the pressure cooker of this ghetto.

We don't get to see much of the external world, but this doesn't feel like a novel set in 2007. The noir tone is a large part of that but it feels like a US that didn't go through the 1960 civil rights era. This may be part of the alt-history, but the novel feels like it is set in the 1950's. The more modern technologies feel tacked on and superfluous.

I can understand why Chabon extended the timeline, it gives him an aging founder generation to work with and gives the revolutionary further of the first half of the 20th century time to simmer down.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/412192bc-6de1-4a8a-93b4-b1e1d996cf8d

@bookstodon
@audiofiction
#altHistory #SFF #Jewish #amReading #bookstodon #AudioBooks

History books say the 1950s were about the Red Scare. They forgot the Super Scare.

When Nazi remnants fled to South America, they didn't just hide. They raised a weapon: Donner.

To stop the restoration of the Reich, Nucleus and Strongman became the first team. Not for glory. For survival.

Experience the origin of superheroes in Donner und Blitzkrieg: https://shop.confluentpress.com/products/donner-und-blitzkrieg-ebook

#SpeculativeFiction #AltHistory #Superheroes

RE: https://zirk.us/@MidniteMikeWrites/114356978530386452

Built a toy model I call the Great Technological Railway that imagines the history of a technology as a series of train stations where developments steer a tech's diffusion. I still haven't answered this question specifically, but have illustrated simple internet #althistory

https://misaligned.markets/gtr-internet-history-governance/

Live Today.
#new #novel #althistory
https://books2read.com/u/3nRABB

Three Days until SORCERY ON THE SUNSET EXPRESS goes live. https://books2read.com/u/3nRABB
#Novel #Magic #AltHistory

Some grudges are forever. . . .

If the cat-and-mouse of ageless enemies and the magic of Steam intrigues? You may be a future fan of LORD BYRON'S CURSE, now out in #ebook and #print from Irene Radford.

Read a sample over at Book View Cafe. #BookViewCafe @bookstodon #bookstodon #AltHistory #AltFantasy #Steampunk

https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announces-lord-byrons-curse-by-irene-radford/

Titus, my love 😭

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2027363/titus-my-love

Titus, my love 😭

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2027363/titus-my-love

Titus, my love 😭

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2027360/titus-my-love

Titus, my love 😭

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2027360/titus-my-love

#PennedPossibilities
Tell us about your WIP. What is the genre or genres?

I'm finishing my #steampunk #SciFi series of novellas (last seconds on #Kickstarter if you're interested)

Also working on a #AlternativeHistory #AltHistory #FaeVSMachines #LightningPunk Don't really know what to call it, but set in Vienna in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, after the empire is taken over by feminist witches. It's a lot of fun.

#PennedPossibilities
Tell us about your WIP. What is the genre or genres?

I'm finishing my #steampunk #SciFi series of novellas (last seconds on #Kickstarter if you're interested)

Also working on a #AlternativeHistory #AltHistory #FaeVSMachines #LightningPunk Don't really know what to call it, but set in Vienna in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, after the empire is taken over by feminist witches. It's a lot of fun.

#PennedPossibilities
Tell us about your WIP. What is the genre or genres?

I'm finishing my #steampunk #SciFi series of novellas (last seconds on #Kickstarter if you're interested)

Also working on a #AlternativeHistory #AltHistory #FaeVSMachines #LightningPunk Don't really know what to call it, but set in Vienna in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, after the empire is taken over by feminist witches. It's a lot of fun.

#PennedPossibilities
Tell us about your WIP. What is the genre or genres?

I'm finishing my #steampunk #SciFi series of novellas (last seconds on #Kickstarter if you're interested)

Also working on a #AlternativeHistory #AltHistory #FaeVSMachines #LightningPunk Don't really know what to call it, but set in Vienna in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, after the empire is taken over by feminist witches. It's a lot of fun.

#PennedPossibilities
Tell us about your WIP. What is the genre or genres?

I'm finishing my #steampunk #SciFi series of novellas (last seconds on #Kickstarter if you're interested)

Also working on a #AlternativeHistory #AltHistory #FaeVSMachines #LightningPunk Don't really know what to call it, but set in Vienna in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, after the empire is taken over by feminist witches. It's a lot of fun.

#gamemastersbookclub Explores the Genres! Dieselpunk #dieselpunk #retrofuturism #artdeco #InterwarPeriod #AltHistory #SciFi #fantasy #books #bookstagram #booksky
Doc Sidhe - Aaron Allston
Tom Strong - Alan Moore
Leviathan - Scott Westerfeld
The Rocketeer - Dave Stevens
Radiance - Catherynne Valente

#gamemastersbookclub Explores the Genres! Dieselpunk #dieselpunk #retrofuturism #artdeco #InterwarPeriod #AltHistory #SciFi #fantasy #books #bookstagram #booksky
Doc Sidhe - Aaron Allston
Tom Strong - Alan Moore
Leviathan - Scott Westerfeld
The Rocketeer - Dave Stevens
Radiance - Catherynne Valente

#gamemastersbookclub Explores the Genres! Steampunk #steampunk #steampunknovels #Fantasy #AltHistory #ScienceFiction #specfic #books #booksky #bookstagram
Girl Genius - Phil and Kaja Foglio
Illusion - Paula Volsky
Ettiquette and Espionage - Gail Carriger
A Matter of Execution - Olivia and Nicholas Atwater
The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher

#gamemastersbookclub Explores the Genres! Steampunk #steampunk #steampunknovels #Fantasy #AltHistory #ScienceFiction #specfic #books #booksky #bookstagram
Girl Genius - Phil and Kaja Foglio
Illusion - Paula Volsky
Ettiquette and Espionage - Gail Carriger
A Matter of Execution - Olivia and Nicholas Atwater
The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher

The USA has Ring of Fire and HPMOR/Project Lawful and Cross-Time Engineer. Chinese technocratic cybernarchists have "Lingaeo" where clever young people isekai to the Ming Dynasty and launch an Industrial Revolution. (I am very sorry to have to use all these words in one sentence. Its not my planet I just live here). https://afraw.substack.com/p/first-dig-the-latrines #altHistory #scienceFiction #china

DO NOT TOUCH LENIN

I repeat
DO NOT TOUCH LENIN
PAVLOV23

#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #videogames
#soviet #ussr #soviethorror #altHistory #dieselpunk

DO NOT TOUCH LENIN

I repeat
DO NOT TOUCH LENIN
PAVLOV23

#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #videogames
#soviet #ussr #soviethorror #altHistory #dieselpunk

Aether & Iron, a Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky, released on Steam

Reviews:

PCGamer - Aether & Iron review - Arcanum meets Bioshock Infinite in a speakeasy
RPGfan - Aether & Iron intends to contribute to the genre, though departing from the formula in meaningful ways.
Checkpoint Gaming - Aether & Iron Review – Stratosphere Boulevard

Videos:

Aether & Iron Release Trailer
From Steampunk to Decopunk: Designing Our 1930s Noir World | Aether & Iron Dev Diary 5
How We Made High-Speed Car Chases Work in Turn-Based Combat | Aether & Iron Dev Diary 3

Aether & Iron, a Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky, released on Steam

Reviews:

PCGamer - Aether & Iron review - Arcanum meets Bioshock Infinite in a speakeasy
RPGfan - Aether & Iron intends to contribute to the genre, though departing from the formula in meaningful ways.
Checkpoint Gaming - Aether & Iron Review – Stratosphere Boulevard

Videos:

Aether & Iron Release Trailer
From Steampunk to Decopunk: Designing Our 1930s Noir World | Aether & Iron Dev Diary 5
How We Made High-Speed Car Chases Work in Turn-Based Combat | Aether & Iron Dev Diary 3

Aether & Iron, a Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky, released on Steam

https://piefed.world/c/pcgaming/p/1000486/aether-iron-a-decopunk-narrative-rpg-set-in-an-alternate-1930s-where-anti-gravitational

Aether & Iron, a Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky, released on Steam

https://piefed.world/c/crpg/p/1000480/aether-iron-a-decopunk-narrative-rpg-set-in-an-alternate-1930s-where-anti-gravitational

#gamemastersbookclub Explores the Genres! Historical Fantasy #historical #fantasy #historicalfantasy #AltHistory #books #booksky
Siren Queen - Nghi Vo
Brooms - Jasmine Walls
Ring Shout - P. Djeli Clark
A Marvelous Light - Freya Marske
OOku: The Inner Chambers - Fumi Yoshinaga

#gamemastersbookclub Explores the Genres! Historical Fantasy #historical #fantasy #historicalfantasy #AltHistory #books #booksky
Siren Queen - Nghi Vo
Brooms - Jasmine Walls
Ring Shout - P. Djeli Clark
A Marvelous Light - Freya Marske
OOku: The Inner Chambers - Fumi Yoshinaga

On the question of where do I shelve my alternate history books? Are they SFF or general fiction? Or both / either? A side tangent from my book unboxing videos. What do you all think? What genre does alternate history fall within? #booktok #sff #althistory https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRxQyMvm/

On the question of where do I shelve my alternate history books? Are they SFF or general fiction? Or both / either? A side tangent from my book unboxing videos. What do you all think? What genre does alternate history fall within? #booktok #sff #althistory https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRxQyMvm/

A review of Pagans by James Alistair Henry. Alternate history crime thriller in a world where Christianity never happened, Europe is a backwater, and Britain is divided between Celts and Wodin worshipping Saxons. #booktok #althistory https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRxJajRm/

A review of Pagans by James Alistair Henry. Alternate history crime thriller in a world where Christianity never happened, Europe is a backwater, and Britain is divided between Celts and Wodin worshipping Saxons. #booktok #althistory https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRxJajRm/

#52booksin52weeks 52. Published in 2026 To Ride a Rising Storm by Monoquill Blackgoose #firstpeoples #AltHistory #fantasy #fantasyseries #magicschool #colonialism #lgbtqia #queerromance #dragons #DragonRiders #NewAdultReads #Booktok #bookstagram #booksky #booksbooksbooks #ttrpgpodcast #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

#52booksin52weeks 52. Published in 2026 To Ride a Rising Storm by Monoquill Blackgoose #firstpeoples #AltHistory #fantasy #fantasyseries #magicschool #colonialism #lgbtqia #queerromance #dragons #DragonRiders #NewAdultReads #Booktok #bookstagram #booksky #booksbooksbooks #ttrpgpodcast #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

So, it's Read An Ebook Week. If you want something new to read, you can find my entire collection at a promotional price at @Smashwords until the 7th of March. Find my books and way more at https://www.smashwords.com/sale #ebookweek26 #Smashwords #fantasy #altHistory #ebooks #ReadAnEbookWeek

Here's one of mine, specifically: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1673237

So, it's Read An Ebook Week. If you want something new to read, you can find my entire collection at a promotional price at @Smashwords until the 7th of March. Find my books and way more at https://www.smashwords.com/sale #ebookweek26 #Smashwords #fantasy #altHistory #ebooks #ReadAnEbookWeek

Here's one of mine, specifically: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1673237

https://youtu.be/cbuO-fEw5OA

This was fun

#TheHeirsLair #Review #bookreview #Contemporary #althistory #alternatehistory #parallelworlds #comingofage #BookSky #scififantasyspecfic

https://youtu.be/cbuO-fEw5OA

This was fun

#TheHeirsLair #Review #bookreview #Contemporary #althistory #alternatehistory #parallelworlds #comingofage #BookSky #scififantasyspecfic

Extremely excited about Temeraire, the #TTRPG

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/temeraire-the-roleplaying-game

#althistory #fantasy #dragon

Extremely excited about Temeraire, the #TTRPG

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/temeraire-the-roleplaying-game

#althistory #fantasy #dragon

#52booksin52weeks 41. A Guide to... Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson #dragons #cozyfantasy #AltHistory #SecondActLove #fantasyseries #empowerment #spinster #foundfamily #books #booksbooksbooks #booksky #ttrpgpodcast #ttrpg #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

#52booksin52weeks 41. A Guide to... Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson #dragons #cozyfantasy #AltHistory #SecondActLove #fantasyseries #empowerment #spinster #foundfamily #books #booksbooksbooks #booksky #ttrpgpodcast #ttrpg #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

A highly amusing alternate history/fantasy story. You think our current government is bad? See what dark arts Thomas Jefferson attempted.

#ShortStory #AmReading #AmReadingFantasy #WritersOfMastodon #History #HistoricalFantasy #JohnAdams #ThomasJefferson #AuthorsOfMastodon #AlternateHIstory #AltHistory #AmReadingFiction

https://calendaroffools.com/stories/for-the-rectitude-of-our-intentions-stephen-kotowych/

#bookchallenge #alphabetchallenge Y is for The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson #AltHistory #TheBlackDeath #plague #plaguetales #14thcentury #Worldbuilding #ReligiousHistory #religiousevolution #colonialism #IndigenousPower #technology #booksky #bookstagram #booktok #ttrpgpodcast #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

#bookchallenge #alphabetchallenge Y is for The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson #AltHistory #TheBlackDeath #plague #plaguetales #14thcentury #Worldbuilding #ReligiousHistory #religiousevolution #colonialism #IndigenousPower #technology #booksky #bookstagram #booktok #ttrpgpodcast #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc