![]() ![]() They also partake of other speculative fiction trends that have accompanied the rise of “geek culture” to mainstream prominence.Įxhibit A of this new alternate history can be found in the works of P. To do so, they often introduce magic, breathtaking scientific breakthroughs, or other high-concept fare into their worlds. In any event, writers of alternate history fiction these days tend to find a different kind of historical loser to turn into winners, rather than “tragic” white reactionaries. Dick’s classic novel of a successful Axis, didn’t attract as much controversy, perhaps because the world of the show is such an unadulterated dystopia that it’s hard to charge its creators with sympathy for the Nazis. ![]() ![]() “The Man in the High Castle,” an Amazon hit based on Philip K. ![]() It’s worth a Twitter-mention bloodbath to write a yarn where the Nazis or the Confederacy won out, as some TV writers found out a few years ago after their story of the South winning the civil war got bought (and sunk). Magic shenanigans are the order of the day in this new fantasy novel set in an alternative-universe CairoĪlternate history-stories of ways the past could have played out differently-ain’t what it used to be. ![]()
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