Written by: Keith Roberts
Submitted By: Robert Douglas
A collection of linked short stories set in England, 1968. Perhaps one of the most famous alternate history novels, with the assassination of Elizabeth I in 1588, and a subsequent invasion of the Spanish Armada as its premise. Science and technology have been severely restricted by Papal bulls; steam engines, medieval castles, and semaphore towers dominate the landscape. However, rebellion is once more brewing...