Altered Europa Initial Success

Taking a brief moment to review Altered Europa's first week on sale, I note that we are doing well.  At the time of this writing, we're at 15,268 on Amazon Kindle (Altered Europa Kindle version here), and #27 in the "Alternate History" category.  Our initial boost came from the pre-orders, but we've seen a steady flow of sales on Kindle each day since the release.  We aren't seeing the numbers we had with Altered America just yet, but things are going well.  We received our first 5-star review this week!  So far, detractors have yet to appear.

Anything could happen at this point.  The anthology could take off and sell huge, or the sales flow could slow.  We are teetering on the balance at the moment.

Keep spreading the word, and let's make Altered Europa the best-selling Martinus Publishing title yet!

Altered Europa Cover Art & TOC Reveal

The Altered Europa anthology has been in the works for a long time.  It has had delays due to various factors, but at long last the final pieces are falling into place.  So, at long last, here is the cover art:

Drawn by Denise Roos, you can check out more of her work at her deviant art page:

http://dementedpirate.deviantart.com/

The final stories were selected quite some time ago, and the final proofing of the collection is currently underway.  I am optimistic that we will be able to have an April release for the title.  In the coming weeks, I'll be interviewing many of the contributors, and sharing those interviews on this blog as we get closer to the official release date.

Now, here is the final list of stories in the Altered Europa anthology:

1: The Public Execution of Winston Churchill —by William Rade

2:  Foundation and Evil Empire –by Sam Kepfield

3:  Fenians –by Dan Gainor

4:  The Twenty Year Reich –by Dave D'Alessio

5:  N'oublions Jamais –by Bruno Lombardi & Tom Anderson

6:  A Damn Foolish Thing –by Cyrus P. Underwood

7:  The Great Bear –by Alex Shalenko

8:  Verum Fidei –by Charles Wilcox

9:  The Fourth Pandemic –by Tim Moshier

10:  A.E.I.O.U. –by Dr. Tom Anderson

11:  The Archers –by DJ Tyrer

12:  Ave, Caesarion –by Deborah L. Davitt

13:  A Rare Chance at the Enemy –by Mark Mellon

14:  Shaken, Shot, and Stirred –by Ryan McCall

15:  The Fire Tulips –by Mike Jansen

16:  Voyage –by Murray Braun

17:  The Forbidden Fuel –by Sergio Palumbo

18:  Megali Hellas –by Ryan McCall

19:  The Battle of Tim Hortons —by Bruno Lombardi & Ben Prewitt

20:  That'll Be the Day –by Michael McAndrews Bailey

Pre-orders for Altered Europa will be available when we get closer to the release date.

Altered Europa

Writers, get your keyboards ready: A new Martinus Publishing anthology is hereby announced!

Altered Europa:

Alternate History... Divergent Realities!

The continuing success of Altered America has proven that there is a desperate need for more alternate history anthologies, so I am opening up submissions to this one immediately.  I had planned to announce this toward the end of 2014, but there’s no sense waiting, when there is clearly a demand for such a collection.

Altered Europa will feature stories of alternate history where something changed in European history as we know it.  Let your imagination run wild, and imagine how things might have turned out differently.  Any point in history is fair game, from Ancient Greece to near modern times, and perhaps even some tales slightly into the future, so long as the alternate history is exposed.  Show us what happened at the event, what happened shortly thereafter, or reveal how things are impacted much later on.  Give us something to think about, something that will thrill and entertain us, and reveal a Europe that might have been!

Depending on the quality and quantity of stories being submitted, this one might fill up quickly... or it may take some time.  As has become customary with Martinus Publishing anthologies, each contributor will receive a 2% cut of the profits, in addition to the pleasure of having their story in print.

Anyone who wishes to submit a story to Altered Europa must read the submissions guidelines at the Martinus website.  Do your best to follow these simple instructions, as it will make my job easier and it may improve my mood while reading your story.  It’s good advice when submitting to any market.