Similarly and related and still on alt history novels - William Gibson, The Difference Engine. I find the whole thing rather less than the sum of the fabulous-sounding blurb on the back of the book. … (View Post)

Harry Turtledove - either alt history American Civil war settings, or his "Balance" series where lizard aliens invade during WWII and the Allies and Axis have to unite to repel the invaders. (View Post)

I find The Man in the High Castle a frustrating read, somehow - a great concept that somehow doesn't get executed well (much as I love PKD's work). I find myself just trying to find the sni… (View Post)

My problem with games now (having grown up with C64, Mega Drive, Saturn, PS1...) is though they're ridiculously technically impressive now, they're just not that much...fun. It's all a… (View Post)

I lost a lot of time to Civ 2 back in the day! (View Post)