Roads Not Taken: Tales of Alternate History is an anthology of alternate history short works edited by Gardner Dozois and Stanley Schmidt. It was first published in paperback by Del Rey/Ballantine in July 1998.[1]
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| Author | edited by Gardner Dozois, Stanley Schmidt |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey/Ballantine |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | xiv, 322 pp. |
| ISBN | 0-345-42194-9 |
Summary edit
The book collects ten short stories by various authors, together with an introductory essay by Shelly Shapiro.
Contents edit
- "What Is Alternate History?" [essay] (Shelly Shapiro)
- "Must and Shall" (Harry Turtledove)
- "An Outpost of the Empire" (Robert Silverberg)
- "We Could Do Worse" (Gregory Benford)
- "Over There" (Mike Resnick)
- "Ink from the New Moon" (A. A. Attanasio)
- "Southpaw" (Bruce McAllister)
- "The West Is Red" (Greg Costikyan)
- "The Forest of Time" (Michael Flynn)
- "Aristotle and the Gun" (L. Sprague de Camp)
- "How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion" (Gene Wolfe)
Notes edit
- ^ Roads Not Taken: Tales of Alternate History title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database