tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080248961176338496.post939470534305964851..comments2024-03-11T06:48:32.094-05:00Comments on Alternate History Weekly Update: Creating Parallel Universes: A History of ISOTMitrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12415640801753049329noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080248961176338496.post-39581982658301299582011-09-18T20:23:16.021-05:002011-09-18T20:23:16.021-05:00Yes that is a famous time travel novel. In fact T...Yes that is a famous time travel novel. In fact Twain was actually an early science fiction author. One of his short stories actually predicted the internet.<br /><br />Nevertheless, it is not technically part of the genre. That is why I stuck with "Lest Darkness Fall". Of coure there is also "Bring the Jubilee" by Ward Moore, another famous time travel alternate history. That one, however, is not as influential to the trope since the main character is not attempting to improve the era he wound up in.Mitrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415640801753049329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080248961176338496.post-50287104200501517302011-09-18T09:19:37.406-05:002011-09-18T09:19:37.406-05:00I would think "A Connecticut Yankee In King A...I would think "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" is the most well-known individual-goes-back-in-time novel, since it was written by Mark Tawain.<br /><br />Not that this detracts from the awesomeness that is "Lest Darkness Fall" or its influence on later writers.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080248961176338496.post-64168187280984649982011-09-17T11:01:56.977-05:002011-09-17T11:01:56.977-05:00Thanks, though you would be surprised how long it ...Thanks, though you would be surprised how long it took me to read Stirling's novel. I thought I would not enjoy it, haha.Mitrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415640801753049329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080248961176338496.post-67523966686299769352011-09-16T13:23:25.927-05:002011-09-16T13:23:25.927-05:00Nicely done Mitro, this has always been one of my ...Nicely done Mitro, this has always been one of my favorite AH tropes.Korsgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443395238567257553noreply@blogger.com