Sideways in Time
Critical Essays on Alternate History Fiction
Edited by Glyn Morgan and Charul Palmer-Patel
Liverpool University Press
Reviews and Awards
"A fine collection which is extremely well-edited... Sideways in Time is a significant addition to science fiction scholarship in general and alternate history in particular. It also raises fundamental and pressing questions about agency that we need to consider in the context of a twenty-first century which is turning out to be very different from its predecessor." Nick Hubble, Vector
"Fascinating... the authors all help us understand how the Alternate History genre itself stimulates and encourages us to think about our own history, and our place in it." Martin Empson, Resolute Reader
"The cumulative effect of reading Sideways in Time in its entirety is one of generic saturation and full immersion in both the richness of the field and the possibilities newly open for analysis. Particularly impressive is the collegiality evident in the volume, with virtually every chapter referencing at least one other chapter from the collection. This is a difficult feat to accomplish and depends both on editorial tenacity and on the generosity and willingness of the authors to see their contributions as part of a larger conversation. Indeed, Morgan and Palmer-Patel's great achievement lies not only in their own incisive and instructive framing chapters, but, evidently, in their editorial leadership. [...] As such, Sideways in Time is a book that takes alternate history scholarship to the next level." Keren Omry, Los Angeles Review of Books
