was transformed into a llama by his former advisor and self-proclaimed sorceress Yzma (who attempted to poison him to claim the throne for herself) and her muscular but somewhat dimwitted henchman Kronk Pepikrankenitz. His name is a reference to the ancient city of Cusco. Portugal The Alteration by Kingsley Amis The unnamed King of Portugal is mentioned as being in attendance at the funeral of Stephen III of England in 1976. Curious Notions by Harry Turtledove In an alternate timeline, Imperial Germany became the dominant world power by 2096, following its victories in the 20th century's three world wars. As result, Germany restored the monarchies of various countries including Portugal. The King of Portugal is among the many monarchs annually attending the Kaiser in Berlin, in a glittering ceremony broadcast live worldwide. R Russia and the Russian Empire The Alteration by Kingsley Amis The novel is set in an alternate 1976. The Crown Prince of Muscovy is mentioned as being in attendance at the funeral of King Stephen III of England. Anastasia Marie Feodorovna Romanov is the Dowager Empress of Imperial Russia, who managed to escaped from the evil Rasputin during the Russian Revolution. But during the escape, she inadvertently left behind her youngest granddaughter, Grand Duchess Anastasia, who suffered amnesia as the result of a head injury. Tsar Nicholas II Romanov was the last monarch of Imperial Russia and the father of Grand Duchess Anastasia. Rasputin placed a curse on Nicholas's royal family, sparking the Russian Revolution. And Having Writ... by Donald R. Bensen Nicholas II Nicholas II meets up with the four alien explorers Raf, Ari, Valmis and Dark at Tsarskoe Selo in 1909. After his son Alexi falls and strikes his head on a desk, the aliens and the Tsar discuss the czarevitch's haemophilia and after a finding out that his son lacks the protein in his blood and that he has the protein, agrees to a blood transfusion with the help of Dark's machine. His son is cured within three days and results in nationwide rejoicing at this news and Grigori Rasputin is thrown out the Palace by Imperial soldiers. Czar Nicholas is so boundlessly thankful for the aliens deed and arranges safe passage to Spain for the Explorers, who are still being pursued by American Marines. In addition, the Czar promises to seriously consider everything that Ari has told him about the possibility of a