tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5138269146607207759..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Alternative history: It’s not just about Nazis by Alison MortonMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-40712248165218066932017-06-24T23:27:16.737+01:002017-06-24T23:27:16.737+01:00Delighted you enjoyed it, Katherine. Yes, I includ...Delighted you enjoyed it, Katherine. Yes, I included 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase' in the list. I really must re-read it!Alison Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638794898163576730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-79399461098091031772017-06-24T23:24:35.280+01:002017-06-24T23:24:35.280+01:00Thank you, Mary. I'm honoured to be invited to...Thank you, Mary. I'm honoured to be invited to join this select group. I thought I'd explain about the weird and wonderful world I write in.Alison Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638794898163576730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-92080477978728869992017-06-21T14:10:28.351+01:002017-06-21T14:10:28.351+01:00I hadn't heard of this category either, so tha...I hadn't heard of this category either, so thankyou! (I think Joan Aiken's wonderful stories of an England in which the Channel Tunnel is built in the late 18th century, allowing wolves back into England, and in which the Stuart dynasty remains on the throne and Bonnie Prince Georgie is the Hanoverian Pretender must also qualify!) Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-53568960120800031382017-06-21T11:17:44.891+01:002017-06-21T11:17:44.891+01:00What a fantastic and helpful first post, Alison, a...What a fantastic and helpful first post, Alison, and welcome to the History Girls!Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-75742802025235915362017-06-19T22:24:59.453+01:002017-06-19T22:24:59.453+01:00Agree about alien space bats. Even "dei ex ma...Agree about alien space bats. Even "dei ex machina" are a bit much!<br /><br />I've been intrigued by the whole concept ever since I read Fatherland. When I started writing my Roman series, I didn't know there was a formal genre called alternative history. <br /><br />Delighted you enjoyed it.<br />Alison Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638794898163576730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-80334650336428928622017-06-19T16:30:39.119+01:002017-06-19T16:30:39.119+01:00Fascinating post! Will keep for future reference. ...Fascinating post! Will keep for future reference. Your definitions of hard and soft Althist are very useful. I enjoy the genre - loved The Man in The High Castle - but I'm definitely at the 'hard' end. Hate alien space bats with a passion!Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.com