Publisher's Synopsis
You've read his award-winning stories in Asimov's magazine, Baen Books, and DC Comics. Now in his first-ever short fiction collection Lee Allred constructs seven possibilities of the dim past and far future. Explore the human dimension in time and beyond as Robert E. Lee does his final duty as Confederate ambassador to London, Mormon rebels seek to destroy the US Army, the Gods themselves battle final entropy, Nazi hunters dig up the past in Paraguay, an infinite number of monkeys type out Shakespeare, a rouge Knight Templar wields unholy magic to save the Crusades, and Abraham Lincoln enlists the aid of a ghostly ghost writer to help pen the Gettysburg Address. Asembled Allred includes the Sidewise Award for Alternate History Finalist novella "For the Strength of the Hills," the never before published "Add Infinitum," as well as reader favorites like "East of Appomattox," "And Dreams Such Dreams," "Forged Verbatim," "Our Gunther Likes to Dig," "Hymnal," and more. About the Author: Dubbed "the Master Sergeant of Alternate History, Lee Allred's award-winning short fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and several science fiction anthologies. He's also written for DC Comics and Image Comics.
