| Thor Meets Captain America | |
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| Author(s) | David Brin |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication date | 1986 [1] |
Thor Meets Captain America is a science fiction novelette by David Brin. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 1987. The graphic novel The Life Eaters is based on the story.
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Just as World War II began to turn against them, the Nazis were suddenly championed by the Norse pantheon. However, Loki joins the Allies, and they prepare a last-ditch sneak attack against Valhalla.
In the authors notes for this story, Brin records he was invited by Gregory Benford to write a piece for an alternative history collection, entitled “Hitler Victorious”, but voiced the opinion that he couldn’t think of a single event which, if altered, would have let the Nazis win the war, and, contrariwise, that they had required a number of lucky breaks to get as far as they did. Benford’s reply was “I bet you could think of some premise that would work, David”. This story was the result.[2]