Alternate Universe Authors and Their Books

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Alternate Universe Authors and Their Books - by dalelynn21

1634 - The Baltic War

June 20th 2007 18:19

I just finished another book by Eric Flint and I enjoyed it just as much as the others I've read.

It continues the saga of the citizens of Grantville, WV which was moved from the current time back to 1632. The story picks up the main stories from where they were left in the 1633 novel

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Still Here

November 28th 2006 16:10

It's been much too long since I wrote in my blog, and I apologize for my inattention. I've been trying to find ways to generate income on the internet, and I got tunnel vision. There is no excuse, but I'll let you know what's been going on in my life.

The past year has been very interesting. If you've heard that Chinese curse that wishes you interesting times, well that has been the story of my life for the past year. I could use a little boring

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A Winged Horse in Flight

September 29th 2006 03:26

Ann McCaffrey carries on her story of the Talented in this sequel continuing the story started in To Ride Pegasus. This story begins many years after the Talented first discovered the Goosegg that proved the existence of telepathy and other powers of the mind. Dorotea, that baby gifted with the ability to determine if applicants actually had Talent, is a grandmother. Rhyssa Owen is the head of the Eastern Paraspychic Center.

Peter Reidinger is a young man with a lot of Talent. Paralized by the fall of a wall, Peter is able to tap into the hospital's generators to make midnight journeys to the grounds of the Center, not physically, but mentally. The talents find him and Dorotea takes him into her home. He quickly learns to use generators to move and do most things that require movement. He just has a tendency to float above the floor instead of standing on it

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A Piece of West Virginia in Germany

September 18th 2006 13:42

I really enjoy Eric Flint's series about a piece of West Virginia transferred to 1632 into the middle of the 100 Years War. The story opens with a wedding in the small town of Grantsville, WV. Mike Stearns' sister is getting married to the son of wealthy parents who don't approve of their son's choice of wife.

During the reception, a bright light blinds everybody for a second and the electricity and phone no longer work. Mike is the President of the UMWA, and the members of the Union and the local police chief set out to check out what happened

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To Ride a Winged Horse - Ann McCaffrey

September 16th 2006 23:29

To Ride Pegasus by Ann McCaffrey consists of short stories written over several years all dealing with the Talents. Talents are people with extra abilities.

The book starts with Henry Darrow, astrologer and precognitive, involved in an accident that he should have forseen. While in the hospital, a new brainwave machine was used to monitor Henry. Molly, a healer and nurse, realizes there's something different with Henry's strip from the machine. With this machine they could prove the existance of extra abilities that most people scoffed at

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A World of Magic - L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

September 10th 2006 17:48

My favorite series by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. is the Spellsong Cycle. I bought the Soprano Sorceress because I liked other books Modesitt wrote and it was on sale. I'm rather cheap. It was a hardback selling for less than a paperback, and the premise sounded interesting.

The series starts with Anna feeling out of sorts and very tired of the life she was living at that time. She wishes she could be anywhere but where she was at that moment. The next thing she knows she's staring at 2 people dressed in strange clothing and speaking strangely. All the people in that world insist she's a sorceress, but she doesn't believe them at first. Learning by trial and error, Anna doesn't realize there are rules to the magic she's using that she, unknowing, has broken. Many of the rulers in the lands that are enemies of Defalk, her adopted land, tried to kill her. Even the conquerer of her adopted land used her to defend Defalk and then wanted to kill her after she defeated a huge army. However, she killed him first and took over the country. This isn't the end of the first book, but I don't want to spoil the book for you.
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Altered History -- A Look at What Could Happen

September 10th 2006 01:02

An alternate universe novel explores what our world might be like if an important event in history was changed or didn't happen. What would our world be like if Germany, Italy, and Japan won WWII? What if Columbus didn't discover America? If you give any writer an assignment and tell them they have to write about, let's say the Crusades, and change the outcome of this event for their story, every story would be different. This is what I find so fascinating about these stories.

Andre Norton wrote the first alternate universe story I read. In fact, she wrote the first SciFi book I ever read. She introduced me to SciFi and I still read and enjoy SciFi and Fantasy. I'm always looking for new authors to enjoy. I hope you'll share with me the authors you've read and liked. I'm hoping to have a discussion about the authors and their books.
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