Alternate History Books

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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 1119 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.59 — 231,724 ratings — published 1962
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
by (shelved 683 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 110,331 ratings — published 2006
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
by (shelved 512 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 94,420 ratings — published 2009
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The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
by (shelved 510 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 37,342 ratings — published 2018
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 485 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.87 — 252,000 ratings — published 2004
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 485 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.72 — 79,668 ratings — published 2007
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Fatherland Fatherland (Paperback)
by (shelved 481 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 54,958 ratings — published 1992
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The Years of Rice and Salt The Years of Rice and Salt (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 443 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 15,311 ratings — published 2002
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Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
by (shelved 430 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 54,921 ratings — published 2006
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11/22/63 11/22/63 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 409 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.35 — 627,907 ratings — published 2011
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1632 1632 (Paperback)
by (shelved 383 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,467 ratings — published 2000
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The Plot Against America The Plot Against America (Paperback)
by (shelved 382 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 68,156 ratings — published 2004
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The Guns of the South The Guns of the South (Paperback)
by (shelved 361 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 9,593 ratings — published 1992
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Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3) Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
by (shelved 345 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 42,889 ratings — published 2006
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 343 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 136,558 ratings — published 2001
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Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
by (shelved 335 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.13 — 35,678 ratings — published 2018
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Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4) Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)
by (shelved 312 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,271 ratings — published 2007
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Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
by (shelved 298 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 41,205 ratings — published 2010
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Farthing (Small Change, #1) Farthing (Small Change, #1)
by (shelved 297 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 5,623 ratings — published 2006
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River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1) River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
by (shelved 291 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.51 — 11,502 ratings — published 2017
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How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1) How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1)
by (shelved 283 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,555 ratings — published 1997
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Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5) Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)
by (shelved 277 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,294 ratings — published 2008
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Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
by (shelved 272 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.52 — 34,109 ratings — published 2009
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Underground Airlines Underground Airlines (Paperback)
by (shelved 269 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 25,893 ratings — published 2016
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In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)
by (shelved 269 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,200 ratings — published 1994
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 268 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 427,029 ratings — published 2022
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
by (shelved 249 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 113,645 ratings — published 2009
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The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2) The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2)
by (shelved 234 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.27 — 15,338 ratings — published 2018
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American Front (The Great War, #1) American Front (The Great War, #1)
by (shelved 234 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,131 ratings — published 1998
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Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1) Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 233 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 23,221 ratings — published 2015
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Watchmen Watchmen (Paperback)
by (shelved 231 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 589,908 ratings — published 1987
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 227 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.06 — 438,311 ratings — published 2016
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Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6) Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6)
by (shelved 227 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.77 — 23,529 ratings — published 2010
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1)
by (shelved 223 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.71 — 138,450 ratings — published 2010
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Goliath (Leviathan, #3) Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
by (shelved 222 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.22 — 33,769 ratings — published 2011
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1633 1633 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 220 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,749 ratings — published 2002
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Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1) Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1)
by (shelved 219 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,456 ratings — published 1998
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Walk in Hell (Great War, #2) Walk in Hell (Great War, #2)
by (shelved 207 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,455 ratings — published 1999
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Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7) Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7)
by (shelved 204 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 18,792 ratings — published 2012
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Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2) Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2)
by (shelved 203 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.84 — 5,107 ratings — published 1995
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Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, #3) Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, #3)
by (shelved 198 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 4,617 ratings — published 1996
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Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4) Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4)
by (shelved 190 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,637 ratings — published 1996
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Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3) Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3)
by (shelved 188 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,290 ratings — published 2000
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Blood & Iron (American Empire, #1) Blood & Iron (American Empire, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,779 ratings — published 2001
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Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1) Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)
by (shelved 183 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 37,140 ratings — published 1987
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Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1)
by (shelved 183 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 14,871 ratings — published 1992
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The Difference Engine The Difference Engine (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 181 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.47 — 22,826 ratings — published 1990
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The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2) The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2)
by (shelved 176 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,847 ratings — published 2002
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A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
by (shelved 172 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 34,582 ratings — published 2021
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My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1) My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1)
by (shelved 170 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 80,740 ratings — published 2016
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Philip Reeve
“Elementary, my dear colonel,' she said. 'When every sensible explanation has been disproved, then whatever remains, however silly, must be the truth.”
Philip Reeve, Starcross

“I ain’t got patience for strangers like the others,” Wulf warned in a soft growl, “Someone messes with my pack…I bite.”
Akili Rose, Of Love and Justice

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