alternative historiography

i admit that i am fascinated with alternative history fiction. i love the idea of one small change having large rippling effects. i like the challenge of getting across historical and cultural information within the context of the story and the mystery of figuring it out. i love fiction with historical characters and i like to see familiar faces coping with different problems.

these are the reasons that i love this literature. in addition there are some good writers working in this field. i will post here from time to time with reviews of books i am reading, or have recently read [current-Drive to the East -- Harry Turtledove, recently finished -- Lion's Blood by Steven Barnes and Rivers of War by Eric Flint].

but who knows where it might develop from there? i have played around a little with alternate timelines myself and i might want to explore some of my ideas here. i might even indulge in a little fiction of my own now and then. i guess we will have to see.