Changing the Past
Steampunk’s Politics
People tried to turn steampunk into a political movement. A decade later, I think it’s safe to say the “lighter side” has won out.
Nick Ottens argues punk is dead. Long live steampunk!
About Dieselpunk
Dieselpunk didn’t start with a bang. It started with the crack of a whip. When Indiana Jones blazed his way onto the big screen in 1981, he popularized a postmodern style of art that has continued to evolve over the past three decades.
New to dieselpunk? Read Tome Wilson’s introduction to the genre.
Cold War on Steroids
Communists rule all over Europe. The Soviet Union stretches from Finland to Port Arthur. Britain is governed by Big Brother and America by President-for-Life Douglas MacArthur.
Thought the 1950s couldn’t get any scarier? Think again.
Genre Tropes
More Genre Tropes
History
The Trans-Saharan Railway That Wasn’t
Vichy France started building a railway across Africa during World War II.
The German Plan to Dam the Mediterranean
It sounds like just the sort of thing a megalomanic Third Reich would do, but they didn’t.
Reversing the Rivers of Siberia
The Soviets thought about using nuclear weapons to reverse the flow of two rivers in Siberia.
Soviet Superscience
From nuclear-powered trains to death rays to soldiers that shoot lightening bolts from portable Tesla coils.
More History
Interviews
More Interviews
Maps
More Maps
Unbuilt Cities
More Unbuilt Cities
About Never Was
Never Was is an online magazine of alternate history. It is the successor to the diesel- and steampunk website The Gatehouse, which published the Gatehouse Gazette. Never Was publishes art, essays, opinion and reviews.
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