Actually thats fairly good as those are in the reverse order!
Starting off with Before and After by Mathew Thomas, a story about Nostrdamus, the end of the world and exploding sheep. I first read this one a years ago and enjoyed greatly, but going back to it now I find it a bit stilted, too many similarlys are used, and his next book, Conspirce Theory was a major let down, I can understand why he only got these 2 books out.
Next up is The Guns of the South a tale about time traveling South African noenazis going back to the American Civil War and suppilling the South with AK47's, the South win the war and thus their independce and then what happens next. A nice side story is the teacher learning that blacks are people too.
Then with have Manifest Destiny, again i first read this collection of short stories many many years ago, I enjoyed the last story in it the most, I';ve not really read it again fully yet, just skimmed it as it was a recent re-buy from ebay.
And lastly with have Dan Abnets Triumff, a tale of sword play and alchemy set in an alternate world, where the British and Spanish Crowns where United with the marriage of Elizabeth the 1st and Phillip of Spain, and they now control Europe and most of the world. Triumff, our hero of sorts, is drawn into a consiprice to destory everything that he holds dear. I really enjoyed this book, and am hoping that Angry Robot let him of more of these and Embedded as well as when given free rein Abnett has an amazing talent.
