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|release date = [[31 January (releases)|31 January]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | |release date = [[31 January (releases)|31 January]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | ||
|format = {{il|Hardcover book|E-book}} | |format = {{il|Hardcover book|E-book}} | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-909031-13-5 | ||
|series = ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' anthologies | |series = ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' anthologies | ||
|prev = Burning with Optimism's Flames (anthology) | |prev = Burning with Optimism's Flames (anthology) | ||
|next = The Book of the Enemy (anthology) | |next = The Book of the Enemy (anthology) | ||
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'''''Liberating Earth''''' was the third ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' anthology. | '''''Liberating Earth''''' was the third ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' anthology. It was edited by [[Kate Orman]] and published by [[Obverse Books]] in [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
: | :''The human race had every opportunity. We blew it, darling.'' | ||
Take two Cousins from Faction Paradox. | Take two [[Cousin (rank)|Cousins]] from [[Faction Paradox]]. | ||
Give them a world – the Earth, for example – and give them the power to change that world's history as they see fit. | Give them a world – the [[Earth]], for example – and give them the power to change that world's [[history]] as they see fit. | ||
Then stand back and watch what happens… | Then stand back and watch what happens… | ||
Just what would happen if a couple of Cousins used our planet as their personal game board? As they create one alternative reality after another, twisting history and reality into knots, only one outcome is sure: whoever wins, the human race loses. | Just what would happen if a couple of Cousins used our planet as their personal game board? As they create one [[alternate timeline|alternative reality]] after another, twisting history and reality into knots, only one outcome is sure: whoever wins, the [[human]] race loses. | ||
== Individual stories == | == Individual stories == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This anthology notably featured only female writers.<ref>[http://gallifreybase.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6706040 Faction Paradox: Liberating Earth]</ref> | * This anthology notably featured only female writers.<ref>[http://gallifreybase.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6706040 Faction Paradox: Liberating Earth]</ref> | ||
* The title is a reference to William Tenn's 1953 short story ''The Liberation of Earth'', where two warring alien species took turns "liberating" planet Earth from each other until the planet was wrecked.<ref>[http://pexlives.libsyn.com/eruditorum-press-doctor-who-series-9-podcast-hell-bent Hell Bent Podcast]</ref> In the anthology, [[Tefen]] and [[Triphis]] similarly take turns altering Earth's history, changing the patterns of conquest and colonisation beyond recognition. | * The title is a reference to {{w|William Tenn}}'s 1953 short story ''{{w|The Liberation of Earth}}'', where two warring alien species took turns "liberating" planet Earth from each other until the planet was wrecked.<ref>[http://pexlives.libsyn.com/eruditorum-press-doctor-who-series-9-podcast-hell-bent Hell Bent Podcast]</ref> In the anthology, [[Tefen]] and [[Triphis]] similarly take turns altering Earth's history, changing the patterns of conquest and colonisation beyond recognition. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:17, 4 April 2021
Liberating Earth was the third Faction Paradox anthology. It was edited by Kate Orman and published by Obverse Books in 2015.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The human race had every opportunity. We blew it, darling.
Take two Cousins from Faction Paradox.
Give them a world – the Earth, for example – and give them the power to change that world's history as they see fit.
Then stand back and watch what happens…
Just what would happen if a couple of Cousins used our planet as their personal game board? As they create one alternative reality after another, twisting history and reality into knots, only one outcome is sure: whoever wins, the human race loses.
Individual stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This anthology notably featured only female writers.[1]
- The title is a reference to William Tenn's 1953 short story The Liberation of Earth, where two warring alien species took turns "liberating" planet Earth from each other until the planet was wrecked.[2] In the anthology, Tefen and Triphis similarly take turns altering Earth's history, changing the patterns of conquest and colonisation beyond recognition.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Liberating Earth page at Obverse Books
- Liberating Earth at the Faction Paradox wiki
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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