Questions tagged [s-m-stirling]
For questions about the Canadian author S. M. Stirling (Stephen Michael Stirling). Only use for questions about the author himself, for questions about his works use the appropriate work tag instead.
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Alternate history fanfix connecting The Probability Broach and the Draka
A couple of decades ago, I read online a fanfict that explained the unlikely aspects of the Draka timeline by postulating that a fan of L. Neil Smith's North American Confederacy books had gone back ...
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Who exactly is Tricker?
In S.M. Stirling's Terminator books, the Tricker character appears throughout the first two as some kind of government representative. He is clearly being set up for something of a grander role- I ...
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Why is "Chernobog" such a popular idea with fantasy creators?
I recently read a short story by Stirling (in Turtledoves alternate universe collection) set in The Peshawar Lancers universe. In the very beginning, he mentions Chernobog cult.
This kind of threw ...
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