by jamesyoung | Nov 26, 2020 | Alternate History, Promotions and Interviews, Usurper's War, Writing Business
At long last, it gives me great pleasure to report Against the Tide Imperial is live! All 400 pages of it!In this book you’ll find:Yamaguchi vs. Cunningham! More Bonhomme Richard (nee Yorktown)! Hellcats vs. Shiden!Hiroyoshi Nishizawa “enters the...
by James Young | Feb 22, 2024 | Promotions and Interviews, Sales!, Vergassy Chronicles
Rise of the Robots So, way back in June at Libertycon 35, I was dragooned persuaded to do three anthologies for Raconteur Press (substack– Facebook is here). I agreed to do three, as in the number between 2 and 4, anthologies. Starting with a mecha-centric one,...
by James Young | Dec 2, 2023 | Air Warfare, Alternate History
Wonder No More is now up on Amazon. It’s a solid novella, clocking in at about 179 pages. If you ever wondered what would happen with a more aggressively handled Center Force, Vice Admiral Lee forming TF 34 early, and Taffy Three being, well, Taffy Three then...
by James Young | Nov 8, 2023 | Alternate History, Usurper's War
Hey all! Sorry for the hiatus. Much, much more to post about. It’s going to be a busy final quarter of the year, followed by a gangbusters dive into 2024. (More on that in another post.) But first, wanted to share that I’m getting the three Usurper’s...
by James Young | Jun 5, 2023 | Alternate History
My Mom, supportive as always, sent me an article that was discussing alternate history books. While I agree with the assessment that Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle is highly implausible, I take umbrage at the underlying thesis that entertaining...
by James Young | Jan 30, 2023 | Alternate History, Usurper's War
As promised last October, the Flametree Press alternate history anthology is now live. Alas, it is only available in the UK at the moment. US Folks will have to wait another couple of months to read “Winifred” in its entirety. There are several Nebula and...
by James Young | Oct 15, 2022 | Alternate History, Usurper's War, Writing Business
Greetings all! I come bearing good news I can finally share: “Winifred,” my Usurper’s War origin story, has been accepted for publication in Flametree Press’s Alternate History anthology. You can read more about that at the Flametree Press...
by James Young | Aug 10, 2022 | Air Warfare, Alternate History, Warship Wednesday
We’re going to resume Warship Wednesday by talking a bit about torpedo bombing. For those of you who may have stumbled upon this blog due to recent publications or pure happenstance, my primary bread and butter is alternate history. Specifically,...
by James Young | Jun 8, 2022 | Uncategorized, Warship Wednesday
Greetings everyone! I was perusing YouTube and came upon Ward Carroll’s channel. The title comes from an old saying about carrier aviation: “There are no easy days.” Carrier ops are inherently dangerous, as the “airfield” is moving in...
by James Young | Apr 17, 2022 | Con(vention) Life, Usurper's War, Writing Business
Greetings everyone! Quick note to catch everyone up on some recent happenings in Kansas (Knights! Squires! Guards!) and upcoming shows. Sure it’s not technically a “comic convention in Kansas,” but “Kansas” is in the name!: The Plains,...
by James Young | Mar 14, 2022 | Alternate History, Music Monday
As folks here are well aware, I’m a fan of concept albums. Everything from Exodus to Bismarck scratches my historical itch, so you can imagine my amusement at finding out there’s an album for time travel / paradox movies. The happiness quotient went up...