Today #StarTrek and #StarWars are often characterised as rival takes on #ScienceFiction with opposing fanbases, but Tom Anderson explores how #GeorgeLucas was inspired by #GeneRoddenberry in the early days. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/non-tre...
By Tom Anderson.Filmed in Death Valley, so I'm told.Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons.This topic may seem like a peculiar choice for this article series, in which I explore how science fiction settin...www.sealionpress.co.uk
With the #WorldCup now in swing, Gary Oswald ( @garyoswald.bsky.social ) looks at some #WhatIf moments from the early days of organised professional #football. #AlternateHistory #Counterfactual #Sport #SportHistory #History www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/early-f...
Gary Oswald's ( @garyoswald.bsky.social ) article series on the #ScrambleForAfrica continues with the next part of his look at the Second #BoerWar aka the #SouthAfricanWar. #SouthAfrica #AfricanHistory #History #Africa #Transvaal www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/africa-...
As all at SLP wish @jacktindale.bsky.social and @coneshotline.bsky.social a lovely #honeymoon, here's another chance to read Jack's entry into our Legally Distinct, #AlternateHistory themed #DesertIslandDiscs. #WhatIf #History #Fiction #Writing #Books www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/the-alt...
New topical #DoctorWho article: Matthew Kresal ( @kresalwrites.bsky.social ) looks at the hiatus of 1985 which doomed #ColinBaker 's Doctor and meant it was 35 years before "The Ultimate Evil" was finally made by #BigFinish. #BBC #audiodrama www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/review-...
Our newest Sunday #serial, from the imaginations of children and edited by David Flin, continues. #ChildrensFiction #TimeTravel #Fiction #Writing www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/serial-...
The #WorldCup has begun and here's a reminder of our #shortstory #anthology of #WhatIf tales about #AlternateHistory #sports occurrences, "If We'd Just Got That Penalty", edited by Gary Oswald ( @garyoswald.bsky.social ) #Football #Counterfactual #Sport www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...
The third and final part of our latest #Serial Sunday, with ideas from the imaginations of children and edited by David Flin. #TimeTravel #Fiction #ChildrensFiction #Writing #WritingCommunity www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/serial-...
Where SLP all started - read for free the first chapter of "Agent Lavender" by @tomblack.uk and newlywed @jacktindale.bsky.social . #AlternateHistory #WhatIf #HaroldWilson #Labour #ColdWar #Writing #Book #WritingCommunity www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/first-c...
With the future of #DoctorWho in doubt, #SidewiseAward winning #author Matthew Kresal ( @kresalwrites.bsky.social ) looks at how the First Doctor #WilliamHartnell 's second adventure could've been very different - and not involved the #Daleks. #BBC www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/doctor-...
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By Gary Oswald.Association football, better known as either football or soccer depending on your nationality and class, is the world's most popular team sport. It is, alongside American, Arena, Austra...
By Gary Oswald.As discussed in the previous article, the British armies in South Africa were firmly in the ascendancy during 1900. But as they advanced into the Boer Republics, capturing their capital...
Marooned Guest: Jack Tindale.Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons.Our castaway today is Jack Tindale, who needs no introduction to the denizens of SLP, so I’ll introduce him. He modestly describes himself as a public/parliamentary sector “mid-ranking civil servant” droid at the Cabinet Office. I assume that means that he’s senior enough to go to meetings and junior enough to be there to listen rather than speak, which probably means he’s one of the few people in the country to have a clue what’s h
Edited by David Flin.Written by:Heath AberdeenFalisha AdigunaEesha HaqTeddy HarrisonJaiden-David HindsAme LockEden MurrayBetsy StreetChapter Six.Brian and Mary looked in awe at the huge pile of books ...
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By Matthew Kresal.The decision in February 1985 to put Doctor Who on hiatus had an immeasurable impact upon the series. The series, which had already begun to bleed viewers, would continue to do so un...
Edited by David Flin.Written by:Heath AberdeenFalisha AdigunaEesha HaqTeddy HarrisonJaiden-David HindsAme LockEden MurrayBetsy StreetChapter Three.Mary and Brian set off with a determined air towards ...
Welcome to the first of our regular series showcasing the first chapters from our books. Today, we have "Agent Lavender: The Flight of Harold Wilson", by Jack Tindale and Tom BlackWednesday 29th Octo...
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By Matthew KresalIn 1963, the BBC’s Doctor Who was simply another new television series looking for an audience. With its series debut having been overshadowed by the assassination of President Kenned...
