2014 Sidewise Awards Finalists

The 2014 Sidewise Awards finalists for the best alternate history stories and books of 2014 have been announced:

Short Form

  • “The Long Haul From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009”, Ken Liu (Clarkesworld 11/14)
  • “The Girl with the Flaxen Hair”, Igor Ljubuncic (Wars to End All Wars: Alternate Tales from the Trenches)
  • “The Principles”, Robert Reed (Asimov’s 4-5/14)
  • “Let No Man Put Asunder”, Aaron Rosenberg (Europa Universalis IV: What If?)
  • “The Black Sun”, Lewis Shiner (Subterranean Summer ’14)
  • “The More It Changes”, Harry Turtledove (Europa Universalis IV: What If?)

Long Form

  • Second Front: The Allied Invasion of France, 1942-1943, Alexander M. Grace, Sr. (Casemate)
  • The Enemy Within, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (WMG)
  • The Darkest Hour, Tony Schumacher (Morrow)
  • V-S Day, Allen Steele (Ace)
  • My Real Children, Jo Walton (Tor)

The winners will be announced August 21, 2015 at Sasquan, the 2015 Worldcon in Spokane WA . For more information, see the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History website.