It begins with music: discordant nightmare notes played on a lost Stradivarius. It’s a nightmare the half-angel, half-daimon Diago Alvarez cannot shake. Closing his eyes, he took several calming breaths. Swathed in darkness, he listened for the opening passage. Just as he teetered on the verge of sleep, he caught the violin’s distant strains teasing […]
Alternate history can be a thrilling, but daunting, subgenre of science fiction, fantasy, and horror to dive into; there are seemingly endless possible “what-if,” timeline, and story combinations for readers to try. This month, Mind Meld asks writers: What is your favorite alt-history novel? What about the author’s treatment to the particular time period and story […]