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| ====== General Alternate History Topics ====== | ====== General Alternate History Topics ====== | ||
| - | This is a page for introducing newbies to various general alternate history conventions and to some notable examples of the genre (most of them published). It also serves as : 1.) A primer on how to start writing your own AH scenarios (also referred to as timelines - abbriev. "TLs"). 2.) A crossroad leading to the other major sections of the Wiki, which discuss alternate history concepts in a more in-depth and advanced manner. Head over there once you've mastered the basics. Among these more advanced sections, you'll also find lots of useful links to external resources, which may help a lot with creating your TL. | + | This is a page for introducing newbies to various general alternate history conventions and to some notable examples of the genre (most of them published). It also serves as : 1.) A primer on how to start writing your own AH scenarios (also referred to as timelines - abbrev. "TLs"). 2.) A crossroad leading to the other major sections of the Wiki, which discuss alternate history concepts in a more in-depth and advanced manner. Head over there once you've mastered the basics. Among these more advanced sections, you'll also find lots of useful links to external resources, which may help a lot with creating your TL. |
| ===== Countries and nations frequently appearing in AH ===== | ===== Countries and nations frequently appearing in AH ===== | ||
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| **[[Guns of the South]]** ([[Harry Turtledove]]) | **[[Guns of the South]]** ([[Harry Turtledove]]) | ||
| - | **[[alternate history:GURPS]] Alternate Earths and Infinite Worlds** (Steve Jackson Games) | + | **[[alternate history:GURPS]] Alternate Earths** & **[[GURPS]] Infinite Worlds** (Steve Jackson Games) |
| **[[alternate history:Island in the Sea of Time|The Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket) series]]** ([[alternate_history/s._m._stirling|S. M. Stirling]]) | **[[alternate history:Island in the Sea of Time|The Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket) series]]** ([[alternate_history/s._m._stirling|S. M. Stirling]]) | ||
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| **[[pods/pods|Point of Divergence]]** | **[[pods/pods|Point of Divergence]]** | ||
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| + | **[[alternate history:Timeline]]** | ||
| **[[alternate history:Useful Essays On Writing Alternate History]]** | **[[alternate history:Useful Essays On Writing Alternate History]]** | ||
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| - | ===== AH.com Lore ===== | + | ===== Collected AH.com Lore ===== |
| - | **[[alternate history:AH.com's AH Writing Slang]]** | + | **[[alternate history:AH.com Podcast]]** (hear us talk about various aspects and clichés of alternate history) |
| - | **[[alternate history:Longest Threads]]** | + | **[[alternate history:AH.com's AH Writing Slang]]** (the commonest terms and acronyms we use while discussing and writing alternate history works) |
| - | **[[alternate history:Map Challenges]]** | + | **[[alternate history:Alternate History Media]]** (artworks from alternate worlds created or found by the board members) |
| - | **[[alternate history:Maps and Flags]]** | + | **[[alternate history:Longest Threads]]** (a list of the longest or most long-running threads in the discussion board) |
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| - | **[[alternate history:Timeline]]** | + | |
| - | **[[alternate history:Timeline Classification Project]]** | + | **[[alternate history:Timeline Classification Project]]** (exactly what it says) |
| - | **[[alternate history:Types of What If]]** | + | **[[alternate history:Types of What If]]** (types of ideas for alternate history scenarios) |
| - | **[[alternate history:The Upcoming AH Books List]]** | + | **[[alternate history:The Upcoming AH Books List]]** (what's new in the genre of literary alternate history) |
| + | **[[Turtledove Awards]]** (the AH.com Oscars, awarded annually in January and February) | ||
| ===== Be sure to visit the following sections : ===== | ===== Be sure to visit the following sections : ===== | ||