Category Archives: Alternate History

Spells and Bullets Together: The Modern Soldier-Mage’s Guide to Warfare

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Thomas Evans

by Tom Doyle Tor Books has just published American Craftsmen, my first novel in a three-book modern-day fantasy series. The “craftsmen” in the title are the magician soldiers and psychic spies who’ve been secretly serving their country since colonial times. … Continue reading →

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Happy 3rd Birthday to the Archaeologist’s Guide to the Galaxy!

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Thomas Evans

Today I celebrate the third Anniversary of this blog![1]  This year saw a continued increase in readership, and as with last year, I thought I’d do a quick breakdown of the most popular posts. First, however, I thought it only … Continue reading →

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Odalisque: The Baroque Cycle #3, Neal Stephenson (HarperTorch, 2004 {Brilliance Audio, Narrators: Simon Prebble, Katherine Kellgren, Kevin Pariseau, with forward by Neal Stephenson})

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Thomas Evans

Odalisque is a solid, enjoyable addition to Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle, but as third in the series, requires the reader to already be invested in the tale. Additionally, while I liked it in some senses, the tale is getting a bit long in the tooth by this stage. Continue reading →

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The Problem with Military Science Fiction Part 2: or why archaeologists get so bent up about taxonomy…

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Thomas Evans

The Problem with Military Science Fiction Part 2: or why archaeologists get so bent up about taxonomy…
Tom blabs on about more reasons that MilFic gets such a bad rep…
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