Alternate History

Alternate history is a subgenre of speculative fiction (or science fiction) and historical fiction that is set in a world in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world. Alternate history literature asks the question, "What if history had developed differently?" Most works in this genre are based on real historical events, yet feature social, geopolitical, or industrial circumstances that developed differently than our own. ...more

New Releases Tagged "Alternate History"

Graceless Heart (The Spellbound History, #1)
A War of Wyverns (A Language of Dragons, #2)
To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, #2)
Murder at Martingale Manor (Chronicles of St. Mary's)
Cronus (The Time Traveler's Passport)
A War of Wyverns (A Language of Dragons, #2)
Pagans
To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, #2)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Blood Slaves
The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)
Murder at Martingale Manor (Chronicles of St. Mary's)
Biography of X
Mania
The Blueprint
Пісня дібров (Літопис Сірого Ордену, #3)
The Last Wizards' Ball (Gunnie Rose, #6)
The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers
Five Years After (After, #4)
The Man in the High Castle
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Fatherland
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Years of Rice and Salt
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
11/22/63
The Plot Against America
1632
The Guns of the South
Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
Good Intentions by D.N. SimmonsLocked Together by Michelle  AbbottThe Kalarthri by H.M. ClarkeFallon by Valerie ZambitoTwo Romantic, Two Suspenseful by Harmony Stalter
Books On Tour
103 books — 14 voters
The Kingdoms by Natasha PulleyA Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí ClarkYou Feel It Just Below the Ribs by Jeffrey CranorRedemption by Regina M. JosephThe Peculiarities by David Liss
Alternate History in 2021
27 books — 13 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Manchurian Candidate by Richard CondonA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Mind Control Fiction
340 books — 145 voters
Famous Men Who Never Lived by K. ChessThe Girl with No Face by M.H. BorosonGolden State by Ben H. WintersRevolution by W.L. GoodwaterRedemption by Regina M. Joseph
Alternate History in 2019
37 books — 23 voters

Heart of Brass by Felicity BanksSilver and Stone by Felicity BanksDoctor Jack by Karen J. CarlisleThe Adventures of Viola Stewart by Karen J. CarlisleDoctor Jack and Other Tales by Karen J. Carlisle
Australian Steampunk
31 books — 13 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Pythagorean by Alexander Morpheigh
Best Social Science Fiction
539 books — 378 voters


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גרנד־פלסטיין היא המקום הכי מנומנם בתבל, והאפשרות לצוד שם סנסציה כובשת־כותרות שווה לסיכוי להכות את הקזינו. שלח את התמונות הפסטורליות מהכפר הקטן ירושלים לנשיונל ג'יאוגרפיק, הוא הציע. אולי הם יהיו מעוניינים. ...more
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