Episode 562: Alternative History and the Dragon Awards with the Coolest Cats Alive!

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got one of my favorite panel chats for you, mostly because it was my flavor of nerdiness. Thanks to a friend of the show, Bill Fawcett, we had on an amazing panel of guests to talk about alternative history. We had on legendary authors Mercedes Lackey, Steve SM Stirling and Harry Turtledove for this fun discussion. Is there a cooler panel to gather together for this topic? I can’t think of one, that’s for sure! We ranged far and wide, talking about so many things. I wish we could have gone on for hours, but they had to do things like sleeping and eating. Anyway, this was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Today's Host: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandleyOur LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcastToday's SponsorOn Deadly Ground by Bayonet Books: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Ground-Heroic-Bayonet-Anthology-ebook/dp/B09GL5CYY4Coffee Brand Coffee AffiliateSupport the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDbDiscount Code: PodcastGruntsCoupon Code Gets you 10% offFollow Bill Fawcett on social mediaBill’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bill-Fawcett/author/B000AP9HP4Bill’s Website: https://bloodandarmor.com/Bill’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.fawcett.946Follow Harry Turtledove on social mediaHarry’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APWWZQHarry’s BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hntdove.bsky.socialHarry’s GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29479.Harry_TurtledoveFollow Mercedes Lackey on social mediaMercedes’ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mercedes-Lackey/author/B000APZNR0Merecedes Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/contributor/mercedes-lackey/_/N-2khgMercedes’ Website: https://www.mercedeslackey.com/Mercedes’ Twitter: https://x.com/mercedeslackeyMercedes’ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MercedesLackey/Mercedes’ Backer Kit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/zombie-orpheus-entertainment/mercedes-lackey-s-grandmaster-a-deluxe-valdemar-anthologyMercedes’ GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8685.Mercedes_LackeyFollow Steve SM Stirling on social mediaSteve’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/S.-M.-Stirling/author/B000AP5GTASteve’s Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/contributor/s-m-stirling/_/N-2kldSteve’s Website: https://smstirling.com/Steve’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.m.stirlingNominate books for the Dragon Awards: https://applyto.dragoncon.org/fan_awards/dc_fan_awards_signup.php#scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #BillFawcett #HarryTurtledove #MercedesLackey #SteveSMStirling #SMStirling #GunsOfTheSouth #GunsOfTheSouthByHarryTurtledove #SecretHistory #XFiles #AlternativeHistory #DanBrown #Yesterday #TheYiddishPolicemensUnion #MichaelChabon #LilithsLingerie #TheOathbound #TheOathboundByMercedesLackey #NantucketSeriesBySMStirling #NantucketSeries #DanceTrackByMercedesLackey #JethroTull #WarBand #WaarBand #MarcAlanEdelheit #Timeline191Series #Timeline191SeriesByHarryTurtledove #101StumblesInTheMarchOfHistory #UltimateGeneralsVol1