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Sea Lion Press

Founded in 2015 by AH.com member Meadow, Sea Lion Press is a small, British-based, purely online publisher, specialising in e-books and paperbacks, with a focus on works of the alternate history genre. To date, Sealion Press has published several different works of alternate history fiction by various AH.com authors, as well as AH writers from outside the site.

The publisher is named in honour of AH.com's long-running, love-hate memetic relationship with Operation Sea Lion. Naturally, the logo features a sea lion mascot to go with the name:

The current company slogan is “What Might Have Been”.


Works published to date

Meadow and his fellow publishing team members refer to works being published in certain “phases”, a new phase starting every few months. Here's a list of works from AH.com and elsewhere, sorted by the phase and in the order they were published in.

Phase 1

Announced on the 25th July 2015.

Title of work Author(s) Series/Universe Main e-book and paperback link Paperback edition ? Omnibus link
Fight and Be Right Ed Thomas Fight and Be Right EB & PB Yes N/A
The Curse of Maggie Tom Anderson N/A EB & PB No N/A
Zonen Tom Black N/A EB & PB No N/A
For Want of a Paragraph Tom Black N/A EB & PB No N/A
The Limpid Stream Jack Tindale N/A EB & PB No N/A
Shuffling the Deck Jack Tindale & Tom Black N/A EB & PB No N/A
The Fourth Lectern Andy Cooke Lectern series EB & PB No N/A
The Fifth Lectern Andy Cooke Lectern series EB & PB No N/A

Phase 2

Announced on the 27st September 2015.

Title of work Author(s) Series/Universe Main e-book and paperback link Paperback edition Omnibus link
The World of Fight and Be Right Ed Thomas Fight and Be Right EB & PB No N/A
Boristopia Tom Black N/A EB & PB No N/A
Bombard the Headquarters! Steven Digena N/A EB & PB No N/A
The Unreformed Kingdom Tom Anderson N/A EB & PB No N/A
Meet the New Boss Tom Black N/A EB & PB No N/A
The Bloody Man (TBM, Volume I) Ed Thomas The Bloody Man EB & PB No N/A
Union, Travail, Justice Jonathan Edelstein N/A EB & PB No N/A
Majestic (DD, Volume I) Paul Hynes Decisive Darkness EB & PB Yes Omnibus
Festung Europa: The Anglo-American - Nazi War Jon Kacer N/A EB & PB No N/A
A Greater Britain Ed Thomas N/A EB & PB Yes N/A
La Isla Blanca Jack Tindale N/A EB & PB No N/A
10 Leaders Britain Never Had ed. by Tom Black N/A EB & PB No N/A

Phase 3

Announced on the 31st January 2016.

Title of work Author(s) Series/Universe Main e-book and paperback link Paperback edition Omnibus link
Majestic (DD, Volume I) Paul Hynes Decisive Darkness EB & PB Yes Omnibus
The Loud Blast That Tears the Skies Chris Nash N/A EB & PB Yes N/A
Walking Back to Happiness Liam Baker N/A EB & PB No N/A
The Blue Lotus Ed Thomas Fight and Be Right EB & PB No N/A
The Fiery Crucible (TBM, Volume II) Ed Thomas The Bloody Man EB & PB No N/A
The End and Afterwards Andy Cooke The Endeavour Series EB & PB No N/A
President Ashdown Is Retiring Jack Tindale & Tom Black N/A EB & PB No N/A
Making Murder Sound Respectable Bob Mumby N/A EB & PB No N/A
With Iron and Fire David Wostyn Superpower Empire China 1912 EB & PB No N/A
Diverge and Conquer (LTTW, Volume I) Tom Anderson Look to the West EB & PB Yes N/A
The Plague Policeman Anthony Jones Cliveless World EB & PB No N/A

Phase 4

Announced on the 8th May 2016.

Title of work Author(s) Series/Universe Main e-book and paperback link Paperback edition Omnibus link
Agent Lavender Jack Tindale & Tom Black N/A EB & PB Yes N/A
Dislocated to Success Iain Bowen Arose from Out the Azure Main EB & PB Yes N/A
The Year of the Prince (HSS, Volume I) George Kearton The House of Stuart Sequence EB & PB No N/A
Not An English Word Tom Anderson N/A EB & PB No N/A

Phase 5

Announced on the 8th October 2016.

Title of work Author(s) Series/Universe Main e-book and paperback link Paperback edition Omnibus link
The King Shall Have His Own Again (HSS, Volume II) George Kearton The House of Stuart Sequence EB & PB No N/A
Britain Without Beeching Iain Bowen N/A EB & PB Yes N/A
Uncharted Territory (LTTW, Volume II) Tom Anderson Look to the West EB & PB Yes N/A
Coronet (DD, Volume II) Paul Hynes Decisive Darkness EB & PB Yes Omnibus

The announcement also confirmed that Sea Lion Press would be supporting orders of physical paperbacks of its publications, starting around Christmas time 2016.

Paperback Announcement

Meadow and company announced on the 29th November 2016 that Sea Lion Press publications will now be available in paperback form as well, in addition to e-book formats. The first six SLP books to be published as paperbacks were Decisive Darkness, The Loud Blast That Tears The Skies, Fight And Be Right, Diverge And Conquer, Dislocated To Success, and Agent Lavender. The announcement was also accompanied by a slight design relaunch of the SLP website.

Phase 6

Announced on the 17th July 2017.

Title of work Author(s) Series/Universe Main e-book and paperback link Paperback edition Omnibus link
Remain Means Remain anthology, ed. by Tom Black N/A EB & PB No N/A
Reds ! - A Revolutionary Timeline Jane Hill N/A EB & PB No N/A
Presidential Martin Concagh N/A EB & PB No N/A
Many A Hero Untold David Hoggard & Bob Mumby N/A EB & PB No N/A
How Tall Is The Grass In Germany Wm. Garrett Cothran N/A EB & PB No N/A
The Twilight's Last Gleaming Tom Anderson N/A EB & PB No N/A
An Ending of Empires (HSS, Volume III) George Kearton The House of Stuart Sequence EB & PB No N/A
Timewreck Titanic Rhys B. Davies N/A EB & PB Yes N/A
Hondo, This Is CFB Cold Lake Ben Frewitt N/A EB & PB No N/A
Bearfish John O'Brien N/A EB & PB No N/A
Diamond in the Dark Andy Cooke The Endeavour Series EB & PB No N/A

Phase 7

Announced on the 9th January 2018.

Title of work Author(s) Series/Universe Main e-book and paperback link Paperback edition Omnibus link
The Sea Eagles Steve Kingston N/A EB & PB No N/A
The General European Wars (HSS, Volume IV) George Kearton The House of Stuart Sequence EB & PB No N/A
The Savage Years (HSS, Volume V) George Kearton The House of Stuart Sequence EB & PB No N/A
The Darling Buds Express Edward W. Feery N/A EB & PB No N/A
T'Yorkshire Assembly Jack Tindale N/A EB & PB No N/A
King Charles or King Oliver Tim Venning N/A EB & PB No N/A
King Henry IX Tim Venning N/A EB & PB No N/A
Six East End Boys David Flin Independent London stories EB & PB No N/A
The Only Winning Move Max Johansson N/A EB & PB No N/A

New publication announcements

Since March 2018, SLP has a dedicated thread for new publishing announcements on AH.com.

The thread is mostly managed by Thande.

Title of work Author(s) Series/Universe Main e-book and paperback link Paperback edition Notes
Double Play Richard Comerford N/A EB & PB No N/A
Equal and Opposite Reactions (LTTW, Volume III) Tom Anderson Look to the West (publisher intro) EB & PB No N/A
Towards the Glittering Sunset (AFtAM, Vol. II) Iain Bowen Arose from Out the Azure Main EB & PB No
The World Turned Upside Down (HSS, Volume VI) George Kearton The House of Stuart Sequence EB & PB No N/A
The Red Fuhrer Paul Hynes N/A EB & PB No N/A
Daughters of Elysium Adam J. Ellison N/A EB & PB No N/A
Tippecanoe and Wallace Too Alex Richards N/A EB & PB No N/A
A Century Turns (AvR series, Volume I) Tabac Iberez Aleksander van Riebeck series EB & PB No N/A
Reid in Braid Ryan Fleming N/A EB & PB No N/A
Shadow of Montreux Pablo Portillo N/A EB & PB No N/A
Who Will Speak for England ? Lena Worwood N/A EB & PB No N/A
A State of Unending War (HSS, Volume VII) George Kearton The House of Stuart Sequence EB & PB No N/A
The Return of King Arthur and Other Alternate Myths David Flin N/A EB & PB No N/A
Tales from Section D David Flin Independent London stories EB & PB No Released on 7 July 2019.
When the Hurly-Burly's Done (HSS, Volume VIII) George Kearton The House of Stuart Sequence EB & PB No Released on 7 July 2019.
Drake's Drum: The Peace of Amiens (DD, Vol. I) Nicholas Sumner Drake's Drum series EB & PB Yes Released on 7 July 2019. Released as paperback on 13 September 2019.
Chamberlain Resigns and Other Things That Did Not Happen Charles E. Murphy N/A EB & PB No Released on 7 July 2019.
The Boy in the Storm Nick Peel N/A EB & PB No Released on 7 July 2019.
Caesars of the Bosporus Tim Venning N/A EB & PB No Released on 7 July 2019.
Fight Them on the Beaches: Short Stories of Operation Sealion various authors (ed. by Katherine Foy) N/A EB & PB No Released on 7 July 2019.
Beyond the Sunset (ES, Vol. III) Andy Cooke The Endeavour Series EB & PB No Released on 7 July 2019.
The Surly Bonds of Earth Tom Anderson TSBoE universe EB & PB No Released on 7 July 2019.
The People's Flag: The Union of Britain and the Kaiserreich Tom Black N/A EB & PB Yes Released on 2019.
You've Always Had It So Good Jack Tindale & Tom Black N/A EB & PB No Released on 22 August 2019.
The Battle Over Britain Simon Brading Misfit Squadron series EB & PB Yes N/A
The Russian Resistance Simon Brading Misfit Squadron series EB & PB Yes N/A
A Misfit Midwinter Simon Brading Misfit Squadron series EB & PB Yes N/A
The Lion and The Baron Simon Brading Misfit Squadron series EB & PB Yes N/A
How to Write Alternate History edited by David Flin N/A EB & PB No Released on 8 September 2019.
The Smithtown Unit Colin Salt Smithtown Unit series EB & PB No Released on 30 September 2019.
Kansas Troubles Mark Ciccone N/A EB & PB No Released on 30 September 2019.
Night Over the Bosporus (AvR series, Volume II) Tabac Iberez Aleksander van Riebeck series EB & PB No Released on 30 September 2019.
Drake's Drum: The Reckoning (DD, Vol. II) Nicholas Sumner Drake's Drum series EB & PB No Released on 2 November 2019.
Against the Devil's Men Alexander Rooksmoor N/A EB & PB No Released on 2 November 2019.
CSA All the Way Wm. Garrett Cothran N/A EB & PB No Released on 2 November 2019.
The Maltese Defence Simon Brading Misfit Squadron series EB & PB No Released 27 November 2019.
The Longest Road (HSS, Volume IX) George Kearton The House of Stuart Sequence EB & PB No Released 27 November 2019.
Walking in Dreams (LORAG, Vol. I) Jared Kavanagh Lands of Red and Gold EB & PB No Released 27 November 2019.
Alternate Tastes of London Andrew Brooks & Ekaterina Odnostorontseva N/A EB & PB No Released 18 January 2020.
Tales from the Second Great War Simon Brading Misfit Squadron series EB & PB No N/A
Cometh the Hour (LTTW, Volume IV) Tom Anderson Look to the West (publisher intro) EB & PB No Released 27 February April 2020.
The Pirate's Heir (TD, Vol. I) Simon Brading The Displacers series EB & PB No Released 27 February April 2020.
The Secret of the Ancients (TD, Vol. II Simon Brading The Displacers series EB & PB No Released 27 February April 2020.
The Whitechapel Plot (TD, Vol. III) Simon Brading The Displacers series EB & PB No Released 27 February April 2020.
The Price of Greed (TD, Vol. IV) Simon Brading The Displacers series EB & PB No Released 27 February April 2020.
The Time for Vengeance (TD, Vol. V) Simon Brading The Displacers series EB & PB No Released 27 February April 2020.
Comedy Through the (P)Ages edited by David Flin N/A EB & PB No Released 27 February April 2020.
N'Oublions Jamais and Other Great Wars edited by Tom Anderson N/A EB & PB No Released 27 February April 2020. Nonimated for 2018 Sidewise Award.
In and Out of the Reich Paul Leone N/A EB & PB No Released 27 February April 2020.
Three Days in Yangon Zachary Lynn N/A EB & PB No Released 9 April 2020.
Out of the Blue Austin Ross N/A EB & PB No Released 9 April 2020.
Eternal Caesars Tim Venning N/A EB & PB No Released 9 April 2020.
The Oregon War T. T. Drewett N/A EB & PB No Released 30 April 2020.
Box Press: A Smithtown Unit Book Colin Salt Smithtown Unit series EB & PB No Released 30 April 2020.
Travellers in an Antique Land: An Alternate History Horror Collection edited by Katherine Foy N/A EB & PB No Released 30 April 2020.
Freedom's Rampart: The Russian Invasion of New Zealand Katherine Foy N/A EB & PB No Released 28 May 2020.
In the Absence of Powder Alexander Rooksmoor N/A EB & PB No Released 8 July 2020.
Well Met By Starlight Tom Anderson TSBoE universe EB & PB No Released 31 July 2020.

As of late November 2019, SLP was approaching its hundredth published title.


Sea Lion Press Commission Contests

Simply put, AH.commers write vignette-style short stories or short timelines, post them in the Writer's Forum and enter the competition to have these stories published by SLP as part of an anthology. Several of the best stories and their finalists are chosen for publication.

Sea Lion Press Commission: EU Vignettes - Autumn/Fall 2016 contest, themed around ATL European Unions or other ATL efforts at European integration.


Interview

What is Sea Lion Press ? - An interview at The Alternate Historian from summer 2017.


See Also

offtopic/sea_lion_press.txt · Last modified: 2020/09/09 08:31 by petike

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