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green_key! May your day be sithly fun, and may this new year be your best yet. And, of course, may The Force be with you. (Dark side, light side, or grey - your choice.)
* A note for those of you who read Clark Ashton Smith: Andrew Wheeler of the Science Fiction Book Club is asking for help determining which are his best stories. Can you help?
* And speaking of AKICIF (All Knowledge is Contained in Fandom), I'm trying to compile a list of all the works of speculative fiction in which Shawnee leader Tecumseh is a character (or at least mentioned significantly). Thus far, my list looks something like this:
- The Emperor of If by Guy Dent (1926)
- Probability Broach by L. Neil Smith (1981)
- The Tales of Alvin Maker series by Orson Scott Card (1987-present)
- 1812: The Rivers of War by Eric Flint (2005)
- The U.S.S. Tecumseh was an Excelsior-class ship mentioned several times Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Does anyone know of others? Many thanks for your assistance.
* I will be in Oklahoma this weekend/early next week for a series of lectures and book signings (including this one, which is open to the public), and my Internet access will be limited. I will be back at home and fully online next Wednesday. Have a wonderful weekend!
The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it which the merely improbable lacks.
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green_key! May your day be sithly fun, and may this new year be your best yet. And, of course, may The Force be with you. (Dark side, light side, or grey - your choice.)* A note for those of you who read Clark Ashton Smith: Andrew Wheeler of the Science Fiction Book Club is asking for help determining which are his best stories. Can you help?
* And speaking of AKICIF (All Knowledge is Contained in Fandom), I'm trying to compile a list of all the works of speculative fiction in which Shawnee leader Tecumseh is a character (or at least mentioned significantly). Thus far, my list looks something like this:
- The Emperor of If by Guy Dent (1926)
- Probability Broach by L. Neil Smith (1981)
- The Tales of Alvin Maker series by Orson Scott Card (1987-present)
- 1812: The Rivers of War by Eric Flint (2005)
- The U.S.S. Tecumseh was an Excelsior-class ship mentioned several times Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Does anyone know of others? Many thanks for your assistance.
* I will be in Oklahoma this weekend/early next week for a series of lectures and book signings (including this one, which is open to the public), and my Internet access will be limited. I will be back at home and fully online next Wednesday. Have a wonderful weekend!
The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it which the merely improbable lacks.
Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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Deloria, Vine, Jr. "Why the U.S. Never Fought the Indians".
Divergence: 1813 CE
What if: In 1813, southern AmerInds joined with Tecumseh to oppose both the US and Britain in the War of 1812, earning themselves a seat at Ghent.
Summary: Sharing North America leads to a more humane society, despite such troubles as the presidential succession crisis of 1876 and the buffalo war of 1880.
Published: In Christian Century, Jan. 7-14, 1976.
Meacham, Beth. "One by One".
Divergence: 1813 CE
What if: Tecumseh turned the tide at the Battle of the Thames (Detroit) and the Northwest Territories only became a US state decades later.
Summary: In the 20th century, conflict between whites and reds in "Indiana" constantly simmers with acts of terrorism and retaliation.
Published: In ALTERNATE WARRIORS (ed. Mike Resnick), q.v.