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Premios Sidewise Premios Sidewise Historia alternativa Mariano Villarreal Los artículos que aparecen en esta sección obedecen a un intento de recopilar Dozois). Hasta la fecha, sólo «Conocer y difundir los diferentes premios del fantástico, no sólo de ciencia ficción y fantasía, al dragón» de Silverberg (Horizontes sino también de terror y géneros afines. Dada la vastedad de títulos a tratar, muchos lejanos, 1999) ha sido editado en caste- de ellos en ediciones minoritarias, descatalogadas o inéditas en castellano, nuestro llano, aunque muchos relatos sean fácil- enfoque es necesariamente modesto y procura reflejar la opinión mayoritaria de los mente descargables en la web en ver- lectores, con una calificación genérica que huye de valoraciones personales. sión original. Como curiosidad, pode- mos resaltar que «Xochiquetzal», de Fundamentos Carla Cristina Pereira, finalista del año 2000, El Premio Sidewise fue traducido origi- para historia alterna- nalmente del portu- tiva fue concebido en gués y «The Eighth 1995 con el objetivo de Register», de Alain galardonar las mejores obras consideran bastantes títulos editados Bergeron, vencedor del encuadrables dentro de esa temática originalmente en Gran Bretaña, Canadá año 1999, del francés. publicadas en inglés durante el año o Australia hasta que no se publican o El Sidewise está apoyado por el sitio previo. Consta de dos categorías: Ex- distribuyen en Estados Unidos. De cual- Uchronia (http://www.uchronia.net/), tensión breve, para historias de menos quier forma, cualquiera puede reco- una web que mantiene una relación de de 60.000 palabras: relatos, novelas cor- mendar títulos y/o remitir ejemplares más de 2.400 entradas (entre novelas, tas y poemas; y Extensión larga, para para su valoración. relatos y ensayos) relacionadas con la más de 60.000: novelas y series. Excep- historia alternativa. Incluye un buscador cionalmente, puede distinguir con un La categoría de Extensión larga por idiomas, que referencia una quince- Premio especial trabajos de singular permite nominar novelas seriadas en na de títulos escritos originalmente en relevancia, particularmente con carác- varios volúmenes; es decir, títulos agru- castellano (no están todos los que son, ter retroactivo. Es otorgado por un pe- pados que independientemente care- pero sí son todos los que están) entre queño y permanente jurado de aficio- cen de identidad individual, a diferencia casi un centenar de traducciones. Toda nados a la ciencia ficción y la Historia. Se de aquellos pertenecientes a series. Hasta contribución es bienvenida. falla durante la WorlCon o Convención la fecha, sólo han sido entregados tres Premios especiales: Sprague de Camp Mundial de Ciencia Ficción y no posee La Lista de Lectura para el año (1995) por trabajos seminales en la ma- dotación económica aunque entrega 2003, previa al listado oficial de candi- teria, Robert Sobel (1997) por Want of placa y certificado acreditativo. datos, incluye títulos curiosos como: «El a Nail...; If Burgoyne Had Won at día que hicimos la Transición», de Ricard Saratoga, y Randall Garrett (1997) por de la Casa y Pedro Jorge Romero Curiosidades y el conjunto de historias sobre Lord Darcy, (Cosmos Latinos, Molina-Gavilán) o un investigador criminal en un mundo anécdotas Anarquia: An alternate History of the donde la magia es real. Spanish Civil War, de La historia alternativa es un Brad Linaweaver y J. subgénero que especula acerca de hi- Entre los autores habi- Kent Hastings. pótesis como qué hubiera pasado si : tuales encontramos al pa- triotero Harry Turtledove Hitler hubiera ganado la Segunda Gue- Gracias a la hibrida- (dos veces ganador y no- rra Mundial o el Sur hubiera derrotado ción de géneros y al so- minado en prácticamente al Norte en la Guerra Civil Americana. porte de grandes clási- todas las ediciones), Habitualmente, existe un punto cos (El hombre en el cas- Jumbar, un suceso a partir del cual la Stephen Baxter (vence- tillo, Lo que el viento se historia alteró su curso. Es especialmen- dor en ambas categorías), llevó), el último decenio te interesante comprobar el papel de Robert Silverberg (4 re- ha experimentado un re- determinados personajes históricos en latos nominados) o Kim surgir de obras de esta el nuevo orden mundial. Newman En la categoría temática; títulos que pri- de Extensión breve, nu- man aspectos especula- El Premio Sidewise debe su nombre merosos finalistas han sa- tivos en sentido amplio, al relato de Murray Leinster Sidewise lido de revistas como como historia alternati- in Time (1934), en el cual una extraña Asimovs (8), Interzone (6) va, universos paralelos tormenta causa que porciones de la y The Magazine of Fantasy o viajes en el tiempo, sin Tierra se intercambien con sus análogos & SF (4), además de antologías como descuidar los literarios, y donde el ca- de otras líneas del tiempo. Aunque, One Lamp (Gordon van Gelder), Roma rácter ucrónico de la trama puede ser teóricamente, repasa las mejores obras Eterna (Robert Silverberg) o las diferen- esencial o un mero factor ambiental. No publicadas en inglés, en la práctica no se tes ediciones de Years Best SF (Garner obstante, pocos ganadores o finalistas 56 l Solaris 23 mayo de 2004 PREMIOS del Sidewise han sido merecedores de cuenta años después, dos hombres se rra reconvertido en periodista, escribe galardones adicionales y, como resulta- afanan por socavar el régimen: Peter un reportaje sobre el asesinato de un do, apenas un puñado de títulos han Halifax, un inglés miem- militar retirado que es sido publicados en España. Una situa- bro de la Resistencia, de- censurado por el Ejérci- ción injusta que esperemos sea pronto tenido, torturado y con- to. Su curiosidad, alen- reparada. denado durante años en tada por una reportera un campo de concentra- del Times, le llevará a Obras ganadoras ción; y Richard Traugutt, investigar qué se escon- un oficial nazi que oculta de tras la versión oficial bajo una doble identidad de los hechos y encon- The Severed Wing sus esfuerzos por acelerar trar evidencias de un —Martin J. Gidron la caída del Reich. La au- complot internacional En un s. XX alternativo, el Tratado de tora pasó una década do- para revertir el curso de Versalles puso fin a la Primera Guerra cumentándose para de- la historia americana. Mundial, impidió el ascenso de Hitler, la butar con esta larguísima Thriller político que re- Segunda Guerra Mundial y el posterior novela, realista, dura y ex- fleja una América alter- Holocausto. Sin embargo, el antisemi- cepcionalmente elabora- nativa coherente, que ha tismo persiste en Europa, por lo que el da, que denuncia además sido comparada inevita- joven Janusz Spiegelman huye de Polo- la pasividad del mundo libre, la Unión blemente con Patria, de Robert Harris. nia a América, donde subsiste como Norteamericana, y su interés puramen- redactor para un diario judío. Paulatina- te sensacionalista ante la barbarie. Haciendo historia mente, todo su mundo comienza a des- —Stephen Fry moronarse a favor de una realidad don- Ash: A Secret History de está cada vez más presente el Holo- Michael Young es un prometedor —Mary Gentle causto. Gidron, autor de historiador que acaba de terminar su literatura judía, urde una En la Europa del s. XV, tesis doctoral sobre la figura de Hitler. novela breve pero inten- Burgundy es un rico e De forma casual, conoce a Leo sa, comprometida y de independiente ducado. Zuckerman, un científico atormentado fuerte contenido distó- Ash, una muchacha que por su pasado, que ha inventado una pico, con detalles de gris creció al amparo de un máquina capaz de viajar por el tiempo. ironía que refuerzan el campamento militar, en- Ambos deciden modificar el curso de la paralelismo entre ambos cabeza un ejército mer- historia para impedir el nacimiento del mundos. cenario que debe enfren- dictador, pero los acontecimientos da- tarse al poder de Cartago rán un giro sorprendente y disparatado. y sus máquinas de guerra Con un desbordante sentido del humor, Ruled Britannia impulsadas por una cien- el actor Stephen Fry, nominado al Glo- —Harry Turtledove cia desconocida. Pero Ash bo de Oro por su papel en Wilde, de En 1588, la Armada cuenta con la ayuda de Brian Gilbert, construye una sólida no- Invencible invade Ingla- una extraña voz (¿una IA vela, de estilo algo irregular pero salpi- terra. Diez años después, estratega?) que le instru- cada de anécdotas chispeantes e inge- la reina Elizabeth langui- ye en tácticas militares. niosas, centrada en su filosófico y torpe dece en la Torre de Londres; Isabel, hija Todo esto se revela en el manuscrito protagonista. de Felipe II, gobierna la isla y restaura la que traduce el historiador Pierce Ratcliff, religión católica y la Inquisición. En un que muestra sutiles diferencias con la How Few Remain ambiente de descontento popular y re- historia real. Mezcla de fantasía e histo- —Harry Turtledove presión religiosa, el dramaturgo William ria alternativa, esta excelente recrea- En 1862, gracias al apoyo de Francia Shakespeare es impelido por el oficial ción de la Europa medieval cuenta con y Gran Bretaña, el Sur derrotó al Norte Lope de Vega a escribir una obra que vívidas escenas de batalla, aventura e en la Guerra de Secesión americana. ensalce las virtudes de la monarquía intriga. En EUA fue dividido en cuatro Tras 20 años de tensas española, mientras seguidores de la rei- volúmenes por razones relaciones, la Confede- na cautiva le reclaman un drama que comerciales. ración adquiere nuevos encienda la revuelta. Turtledove retra- territorios al arruinado ta personajes y situaciones con verosi- Resurrection Day Imperio Mejicano. Esta- militud gracias a su dominio de este —Brendan DuBois dos Unidos declara la periodo histórico y la obra del bardo Tras la crisis de los guerra e invade el Sur universal, aunque la atractiva premisa misiles cubana, la situa- con ánimo de reuni- argumental se va diluyendo a causa de ción internacional derivó ficación.
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