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Wingknut
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Hi folks,
Since some of you know Stephen Baxter’s alternate-history novel Voyage, in which Kennedy survives 1963 and the U.S. space programme goes on to mid-80’s Mars landings, here are details of two aviation-themed short alternate histories by Baxter.
Thanks, 'Wingknut'.
1) "Brigantia's Angels", featuring William (Bill) Frost’s (1848-1935) Flying Machine.
Patent: http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/description?CC=GB&NR=189420431&KC=&FT=E
Image from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frost
Description of the story from Uchronia: The Alternate History List:
http://www.uchronia.net/bib.cgi/label.html?id=baxtbrigan
“Divergence: 1895 CE
What if: Flying machines were invented in Wales in 1895.
Summary: How the invention came about, with concluding comments on their effect in the Boer War is much shorter and how in 1910 the British government is using them against striking coal miners.
Published: In Interzone #91 (January 1995) and Traces, HarperCollins UK/Voyager 1998 (0002254271).
Awards: Winner: 1995 Sidewise Award for best short-form alternate history.”
2) "Mittelwelt", featuring the Sänger-Bredt ‘volplane’ / ‘Silbervogel’ (so maybe not quite a ‘manned rocket’ as it says in the text quoted below …)
Description of the story from Uchronia: The Alternate History List:
http://www.uchronia.net/bib.cgi/label.html?id=baxtmittel
“Divergence: 1918 CE
What if: Petain was not replaced as commander of French troops in 1918, and Germany quickly scored a western victory then turned eastward.
Summary: In 1940, an American engineer is privileged to participate in Imperial Germany's first manned rocket test flight, and finds himself caught in the Kaiser's first strike against Japan.
Published: In Interzone #82 (April 1994) and Traces, HarperCollins UK/Voyager 1998 (0002254271).
…
Translation: French by Michègle Charrier as "Mittelwelt", in Aventure Lointaines #2, Denöel 2000 (2207250717).”
Since some of you know Stephen Baxter’s alternate-history novel Voyage, in which Kennedy survives 1963 and the U.S. space programme goes on to mid-80’s Mars landings, here are details of two aviation-themed short alternate histories by Baxter.
Thanks, 'Wingknut'.
1) "Brigantia's Angels", featuring William (Bill) Frost’s (1848-1935) Flying Machine.
Patent: http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/description?CC=GB&NR=189420431&KC=&FT=E
Image from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frost
Description of the story from Uchronia: The Alternate History List:
http://www.uchronia.net/bib.cgi/label.html?id=baxtbrigan
“Divergence: 1895 CE
What if: Flying machines were invented in Wales in 1895.
Summary: How the invention came about, with concluding comments on their effect in the Boer War is much shorter and how in 1910 the British government is using them against striking coal miners.
Published: In Interzone #91 (January 1995) and Traces, HarperCollins UK/Voyager 1998 (0002254271).
Awards: Winner: 1995 Sidewise Award for best short-form alternate history.”
2) "Mittelwelt", featuring the Sänger-Bredt ‘volplane’ / ‘Silbervogel’ (so maybe not quite a ‘manned rocket’ as it says in the text quoted below …)
Description of the story from Uchronia: The Alternate History List:
http://www.uchronia.net/bib.cgi/label.html?id=baxtmittel
“Divergence: 1918 CE
What if: Petain was not replaced as commander of French troops in 1918, and Germany quickly scored a western victory then turned eastward.
Summary: In 1940, an American engineer is privileged to participate in Imperial Germany's first manned rocket test flight, and finds himself caught in the Kaiser's first strike against Japan.
Published: In Interzone #82 (April 1994) and Traces, HarperCollins UK/Voyager 1998 (0002254271).
…
Translation: French by Michègle Charrier as "Mittelwelt", in Aventure Lointaines #2, Denöel 2000 (2207250717).”
