1991: ‘Dispatches From The Revolution’ by Pat Cadigan
September 5, 2008
Hertzsprung-Russell rating: G102.5
Available in: The Mammoth Book Of Alternate Histories
The trick to writing good AltHist is making the world-that-never-was relatable to the reader without getting bogged down by too many scholarly details. Cadigan succeeds with this dystopic tale of 1960’s radicalism that sees the war in Viet Nam won, Kennedy alive and things still in the toilet. This story has a Watchmen-esque feel to it that will unnerve anyone with an ounce of left-leaning blood in their veins.
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