User:JudgeFisher

I'm JudgeFisher. My first introduction to alternate history was playing scenarios in the PC game Civilization II. I'd played as the British and got to Berlin ahead of the Soviets, which in eighth grade impressed me immensely. Although a friend of mine in high school told me about HT's Worldwar series, the first book of his I read was Ruled Britannia. I didn't think it too bad and went on to In the Presence of Mine Enemies. I then got to Worldwar and liked it a lot, moved on to Southern Victory, Days of Infamy and Agent of Byzantium. I am now following The War That Came Early.

I love all things historical, especially colonial wars, Napoleonic Wars, World Wars I and II, the Civil War. I'm reading up on the Crimean War. I enjoy alternate history and based on my limited ability to read Russian, often peek at Russian alternate history which, much like the American, ranks from ridiculous to decent to impressive. I also have an interest in Russia, the former USSR, eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Middle East. I also read and collect comics, especially Marvel's What If? and DC's Elseworlds. No surprise, I guess.