Alternate History books
22 items ranked
Books that explore the "what-ifs" of life. "What if the South had won the Civir War" is a good example of what you can expect from this genre.
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Grantville Gazette by Eric Flint
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Darwinia by Robert Charles Wilson
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Ha'penny by Jo Walton
What would the world be like if Germany had won World War II?
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The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
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How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove
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The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
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Designated Targets by John Birmingham
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Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
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Watchmen by Alan Moore
Awesome graphic novel--if you enjoyed the recent movie (and maybe if you didn't), you will love the book!
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Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card
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Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance by Harry Turtledove
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Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
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Against the Tide of Years by S.M. Stirling
Nantucket Island and its inhabitants are mysteriously transported from March 1998 to 1250 BC.
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Worldwar: In the Balance by Harry Turtledove
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1633 by Eric Flint
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Fatherland by Robert Harris
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Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Magic abounds in this tale of Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son. The story takes place in an alternate version of 19th Century America–one in which the Revolutionary War never occured.
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The Difference Engine by William Gibson
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His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove
Could you change the the outcome of the Civil War with time travel and modern weapons? Would you want to?
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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
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