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  1. Greg Bear's EON series...

    I'm not sure if this would be discussible here or over at ASB, but I'll drop it here for now... Has anyone ever read the EON series by Greg Bear? (Eon, Eternity and Legacy) Obviously, when it was written, it depicted a future (2007, to be exact...) where the Soviet Union still existed and the...
  2. An Empireless Galaxy (Star Wars)

    As seen in the third installment of the Star Wars "new" movies, "Revenge of the Sith," we know that Darth Sidious, aka Chancellor Palpatine, kills his would be adversaries as they attempt to arrest him. After a showdown with Mace Windu, he ends up tossing him through his office window, and takes...
  3. After Trek: An Alternate Timeline (Spoilers!)

    Good evening all, After seeing Star Trek this past Friday, and witnessing a total shift from the original TOS timeline, I had to wonder: what effects will the events perpetrated by Nero and the Narada have in both the short and long term on the Federation and the crews we've all come to know...
  4. Spanish Castle Magic - Hendrix Lives!

    Early on September 18, 1970, Jimi Hendrix died in London's Samarkand Hotel, 22 Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, and the world was left without a musical genius. He had spent the later part of the evening before at a party and was picked up by girlfriend Monika Dannemann and driven to her...
  5. Columbus Shut Down - Sailing for a Non-Spanish Power?

    If my history is correct, Christopher Columbus petitioned both the Portuguese and Spanish royalties before Spain finally mustered up the three ships which led to the "discovery" of the New World. But what if Ferdinand and Isabella, fresh from the Reconquista, decided that it just wasn't in the...
  6. Islam Nonexistant - What Religious Effects?

    In OTL, Mohammed developed and spread the religion we now know today as Islam. However, what if he had been removed from the scene by one of the rival Meccan tribes who were opposed to his teachings? What kind of world would have developed in the absence of the Islamic eruption that transformed...
  7. Stirling's ISOT - The Future of the Series?

    Good evening all, Tonight marks my first post here after months of lurking. Glad to be here! One of my favorite series in this genre is that of Stirling's Island in the Sea of Time. Sadly, it doesn't appear that Stirling plans to continue this universe, at least no time in the foreseeable...
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