{"product_id":"on-the-sea-justin-watson-9781963830149","title":"On The Sea: Naval Alternate History","description":"\u003ci\u003eYou seldom hear of the fleets except when there's trouble, and then you hear a lot.\u003cbr\u003e- Admiral John S. McCain\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sea. Bearer of commerce, fertilizer for empires, and a battlefield where the environment itself is set to kill the combatants. From the galleys of ancient Greece to the deadly, silent murder machines of the nuclear age, Mankind has set across the oceans to visit great harm upon distant shores. \u003ci\u003eOn The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e brings you alternate endings to these voyages, with characters and points of divergence as varied as the waters themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrefer your sea tales in an era of wooden ships, coal smoke, and iron men?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDragon Award Winner Sarah Hoyt, 2025 Imadjinn Winner Dan Kemp, and Day Al-Mohamed will give you all the splinters, canvas, and cannonballs you could ask for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLike your torpedoes to be self-propelled rather than damned and your fleet actions wreathed in coal smoke? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eVeteran authors Joelle Presby, Rob Howell, and Philip Wohlrab bring you very different endings to the Spanish American War and World War I. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I don't know, I'm more a fan of Long Lances than Black Lung...\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDear reader, \u003ci\u003e On The Sea \u003c\/i\u003ehas\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eso many Imperial Japanese Navy cameos, there should be a Chrysanthemum on the cover. Two-time Dragon Award nominee Kacey Ezell, 2024 Imadjinn winner William Alan Webb, and Sidewise Award Finalist Lee Allred will give you turning points from Rabaul to the Indian Ocean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore a fan of Détente than Bushido?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e2010 Sidewise Award winner Eric G. Swedin provides a new short story set in his \u003ci\u003eWhen Angels Wept\u003c\/i\u003e universe, while 2020 Sidewise nominee William Stroock keeps the Geiger counters growling with his short \"Atlantic Flash.\" If you like your points of deviation with more pho sauce and less unscheduled sunrises, 2025 Dragon Award nominee Justin Watson and editor James Young provide two very different views of war in Indochina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBottom line\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/i\u003eWhether you're partial to Ares or Poseidon\u003ci\u003e, On the Sea \u003c\/i\u003ehas alternate history that scratches the nautical itch. With a carefully curated mix of \u003cb\u003epreviously published favorites and new stories, \u003c\/b\u003e this thunderous conclusion to the \u003ci\u003eArc of Ares \u003c\/i\u003eseries reflects what happens when the war god brings his chaos over the water's edge. Grab a cutlass or activate the CIWS, as the fish are about to get fed! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEditor's Note: Also includes excerpts from James Young's \u003cb\u003eWonder No More, an alternate history of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Watson,Sarah Hoyt,William Alan Webb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1963830148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963830149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e James Young, Slinger of Tales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d","brand":"Justin Watson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083991326975,"sku":"9781963830149","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-sea-justin-watson-9781963830149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}