====== Dystopic Return of Magic ====== A long-running [[asb timelines|ASB timeline]] created by [[offtopic:RCTFI]]. It tells the story of an invasion of Earth during the turn of the 19th and 20th century by an extradimensional race of powerful fantasy beings and the fight against these beings that humanity led in the following decades. The initial inspiration for the story was a strange dream the author had years ago and wrote about in the [[offtopic:weird dreams]] thread. It can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=65079|here]]. Alternatively, use the chapter guide available below. ---- ==== Chapters ==== **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1122767|#1: Former Russian Empire, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1123935|#2: Memories]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1173091|#3: Seelie in Florida]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1190566|Interlude: An Eye for An Eye]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:Kidblast]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1191551|#4: Second Dawn in Florida]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1210849|#5: 1943, Kalmaran Union Frontier (Former Finland)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1222769|#6: Fort Konigsberg, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1236076|#7: Anatolian Line, Turkish Republic, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1244613|#8: Stop-gap Measures (Turkish Republic, 1943)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1253253|#9: Ankara, Turkish Republic, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1255505|Interlude: Somewhere in Northern China]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:ZimuYang]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1262501|#10: Somewhere over the Turkish Republic]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1262521|Interlude: “This idea is preposterous!”]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:ZimuYang]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1283311|#11: A Fey Perspective - The East, Unseelie Court Territory]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1295267|Interlude: It was happening again...]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:Atreus]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1302809|#12: Spain, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1311212|#13: America, 1943 (Part I)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1312057|#14: America, 1943 (Part II)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1318695|#15: Home Sweet Homefront (America, 1943)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1333019|#16: America, 1943 (Part III)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1345081|Interlude: Somewhere in the southern parts of the Republic of China]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:ZimuYang]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1349546|#17: Central Eastern Front, Former Russian Empire, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1356197|Interlude: Anatolia (Part 1)]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:Atreus]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1358584|#18: America, South-Western Front, 1943 (Part I)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1360310|#19: Chicago, America, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1366006|Interlude: Western Border of the Republic of China & Canton]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:ZimuYang]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1378898|Interlude: The Royal Navy's Role (Part 1)]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:CiH]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1392508|Interlude: The Royal Navy's Role (Part 2)]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:CiH]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1418356|#19: Anatolia, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1435850|Interlude: Fey names]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1456137|Interlude: Anatolia (Part 2)]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:Atreus]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1461991|#20: America, South-Western Front, 1943 (Part II)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1486480|#21: America, South-Western Front, 1943 (Part III)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1559616|#22: America, South-Western Front, 1943 (Part IV)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1637095|#23: California, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1644557|#24: California, 1943 & Seattle HQ, Western Front]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1667992|#25: America, Western Front, 1943]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1701385|#26: America, Western Front, 1944 (Part I)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1748636|#27: America, Western Front, 1944 (Part II)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1760127|#28: America, Western Front, 1944 (Part III)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1792458|Interlude: Andrew White's poem]]** (guest-written by [[offtopic:alt_historian]]) **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1796430|#29: America, Western Front, 1944 (Part IV)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1801961|#30: London, Northern League, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1860009|#31: Northeastern Front, Northern League, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1867090|#32: German-held Estonia, Former Russian Empire, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1934200|#33: Just South of the old Site of St. Petersburg, Former Russian Empire]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1948800|#34: America, Western Front, 1945]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1969464|#35: Baltic Sea, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1986576|#36: Fey City on the Site of St. Petersburg, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2045279|#37: Lieutenant General Mannerheim]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2073548|#38: Former Russian Empire, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2081974|#39: Western Front, USA, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2111997|#40: It was the spring thaw...]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2115846|#41: Western Front, USA, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2117732|#42: London, Northern League, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2132081|#43: Uppsala, Sweden, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2133352|#44: Ukraine, Former Russian Empire, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2135175|#45: Western Front, USA, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2140289|#46: Fey City, Near the Ruins of Moscow, Former Russian Empire, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2179416|#47: Western Ukraine, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2240742|#48: Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2274928|#49: Former Russian Empire, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2303749|#50: Former Russian Empire, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2339315|#51: Uppsala, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2353877|#52: Seattle, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2369630|#53: Western Front, America, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2380070|#54: Austro-Hungarian Frontlines, Former Russian Empire 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2420301|#55: Former Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Frontier, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2470054|#56: Former Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Frontier, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2472058|#57: Uppsala, Northern League, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2476120|#58: America, Western Front, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2511202|#59: Northern League Sector, Former Russian Empire, 1944]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2674197|#60: Northern League Sector, Former Russian Empire, 1945]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2729500|#61: America, Seattle, 1945]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2773297|#62: Upsala, Sweden, 1945]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2787115|#63: Austro-Hungarian Sector, Former Russian Empire, 1945]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2788823|#64: Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1945]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2881663|#65: Austro-Hungarian Sector, Former Russian Empire, 1945]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-2881965|#66: Unknown Location, 1945]]** ---- ==== Timeline-related media and trivia ==== **[[Maps (Dystopic Return of Magic)|Maps]]** ---- ==== Awards ==== At the [[alternate history:2008 winners|2008]] [[alternate history:Turtledove Awards]], the timeline won the **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/attachments/magical-png.48231/|"Best Magical Timeline"]]** category. ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[ASB Timelines]]**