{"id":643,"date":"2025-11-28T07:16:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T07:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/?page_id=643"},"modified":"2025-11-28T07:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T07:17:29","slug":"alternate-history-anthology-the-emerald-islands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/?page_id=643","title":{"rendered":"Alternate History Anthology: Alternate Australias"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px; margin: 5px 5px 5px 5px;\">\n<h1><\/h1>\n<table style=\"border-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid; background-color: #ffffff;\" width=\"98%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #ffffff #cccc99 #ffffff #ffffff; border-style: solid;\" width=\"30%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-221\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/AlternateAustralias-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/AlternateAustralias-cover.jpg 586w, https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/AlternateAustralias-cover-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-245\" \/><\/p>\n<a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-clemhorn-nightfall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/mZo1jl\"><span class='mb-text'>Order from Your Favourite Store<\/span><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #ffffff #ffffff #ffffff #ffffff; border-style: solid;\">\n<h1><i>Alternate Australias<\/i><\/h1>\n<h2>Published by Sealion Press<\/h2>\n<p class=\"center\">Jared Kavanagh edits a collection of short stories set in different Australias.<\/p>\n<p>What if what we call Australia had become largely Dutch? Could Australia have led intervention in unexpected African conflicts? What adventures might Napoleon Bonaparte have had as he sought to colonise it before the British? Could a space programme launched Woomera have reached the Moon? How might the Emu War have gone differently?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to turn Down Under upside-down.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><i>Alternate Australias<br \/>\nPublished by SeaLion Press<\/i><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Stories<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Key themes and stories<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"7cce1e5d-cf03-4108-8738-760798d889f0\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=ac8SVc_k_C5gNJc;class=ac8SVc_k_UpSNec;\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjQ1pripZSRAxWrg68BHbymEo0Qye0OegQIAhAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/button><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Dutch influence:<\/strong>\u00a0One story explores what Australia would be like if it became predominantly Dutch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAQ\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">French colonization:<\/strong> Another story posits a scenario where Napoleon Bonaparte attempts to colonize the continent before the British (by Andrew J Harvey).<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAg\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Space program:<\/strong>\u00a0An alternate timeline features a successful Australian-led space program reaching the Moon from Woomera.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAw\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Global role:<\/strong>\u00a0A story called &#8220;The Savannah War Dispute&#8221; presents an alternate conflict in East Africa with Australian intervention.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQBA\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Historical divergences:<\/strong>\u00a0Each story is followed by an explanation of the historical point of divergence and the author&#8217;s inspiration.<\/span><span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"ac8SVc_13,ac8SVc_14,ac8SVc_15\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQBA\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Critical reception<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"c42e4fc1-54df-491f-b383-70895e56838d\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=ac8SVc_1b_C5gNJc;class=ac8SVc_1b_UpSNec;\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjQ1pripZSRAxWrg68BHbymEo0Qye0OegQIBBAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/button><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li data-hveid=\"CAUQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Overall:<\/strong>\u00a0Critics have praised the anthology for its imaginative scenarios and engaging storytelling. Some reviews suggest that while the quality can vary, it is still a worthwhile read, according to\u00a0<span data-processed=\"true\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Alternate-Australias-Jared-Kavanagh-ebook\/dp\/B08Q8613WR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-processed=\"true\">Amazon.com.au users<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAUQAg\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Recommendation:<\/strong>\u00a0<span data-processed=\"true\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/thealternatehistoryreview.com\/category\/review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-processed=\"true\">Warped Factor<\/a><\/span>\u00a0recommends the book, suggesting readers &#8220;give this little book a look post-haste&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAUQBA\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Variety:<\/strong>\u00a0The collection is noted for offering a variety of stories in a setting that is not frequently seen in the genre.<\/span><span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"ac8SVc_1q,ac8SVc_1r,ac8SVc_1s\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\" colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Alternate Australias Published by Sealion Press Jared Kavanagh edits a collection of short stories set in different Australias. What if what we call Australia had become largely Dutch? Could Australia have led intervention in unexpected African conflicts? What adventures might Napoleon Bonaparte have had as he sought to colonise it before the British? Could &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/?page_id=643\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alternate History Anthology: Alternate Australias<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-643","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=643"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":645,"href":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/643\/revisions\/645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andrewjharvey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}