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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington
What I hate is fiction that people confuse as history, Zorro, for instance. When that last Zorro movie came out my son was confused. How could the Spanish empire run California during the American Civil war? He wasn't sure which history was correct!
BUT I do love Alternate history! EVERYONE in that genre seems to want to do "What if the Germans won WWII", or "What if the CSA won the American Civil War" Everyone seems to do at least one version!
But I'd like to see other eras explored! What if The Normans had been defeated in 1066 by Alfred? Or if Genghis Kahn just couldn't seem to pull that empire thing off? What if Pedro De Alvarado was unable to conquer the Mayans? What if the Russians HADN'T sold Alaska to the USA?
These are all key points in history that need exploration!
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Couldn't agree more! And if you happen to come across one, please tell me!
And sorry, but I've no idea who this Alfred (or Harold, or whoever) is, but I can think of other stories: what if the English and Dutch would have cooperated in the Golden Ages instead of bickered over the Spanish colonies, what if the Spanish had won the 80-years war, what if the Navigation Acts were never approved?) All those events had major repercussions but they are hardly ever touched in alternate history stories...
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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I ordinarily wouldn't post this ebook, because the markdown is too small (something like 40% off of the digital list price) for my standards. But I ran across it and it relates to the discussion on this thread, so I thought that some of you might be interested at least reading the book description of it.
It's Medieval Underpants and Other Blunders: A Writer's (& Editor's) Guide to Keeping Historical Fiction Free of Common Anachronisms, Errors, & Myths [Third Edition], by Susanne Alleyn.
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Sounds like an awesome book, I'll put it on my list to check out.