Worlds that Weren't

Presents a collection of four novellas which explore alternate history, including "The Daimon," in which Sokrates leads his soldiers to victory over the Spartans, and in "The Last Ride of German Freddie," Nietzsche finds himself in Tombstone, Ariz.

Harry Turtledove is the author of numerous novels including Guns of the South and How Few Remain. Nominated for the Hugo and Nebula several times, he's won the Hugo, The Sidewise Award, and the John Esthen Cook Award.

S. M. Stirling is the national bestselling author of Island in the Sea of Time, Against the Tide of Years, and On the Ocean of Eternity. He was born in France and raised in Europe, Africa, and North America. He currently lives in Santa Fe.

Mary Gentle has two MAs in 17th century studies and war. Mary won The Sidewise, plus the British Science Fiction Association Award. Her novels include The Book of Ash quartet and Grunts!

Walter Jon Williams has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards, and has won The Sidewise Award for short fiction. His books include the collection Frankensteins and Other Foreign Devils and the novel City on Fire.