Alternate History Books

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The Man in the High Castle (Vintage) The Man in the High Castle (Vintage)
by (shelved 1137 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.59 — 239,241 ratings — published 1962
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
by (shelved 688 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 113,549 ratings — published 2006
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The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
by (shelved 516 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 38,478 ratings — published 2018
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
by (shelved 510 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 95,103 ratings — published 2009
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 491 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.72 — 81,040 ratings — published 2007
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 490 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.87 — 258,353 ratings — published 2004
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Fatherland Fatherland (Paperback)
by (shelved 486 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.03 — 57,803 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 3.77 — 15,763 ratings — published 2002
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Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
by (shelved 433 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 56,596 ratings — published 2006
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11/22/63 11/22/63 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 417 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.35 — 677,398 ratings — published 2011
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1632 1632 (Paperback)
by (shelved 384 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,701 ratings — published 2000
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The Plot Against America The Plot Against America (Paperback)
by (shelved 383 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 70,360 ratings — published 2004
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The Guns of the South The Guns of the South (Paperback)
by (shelved 365 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 9,783 ratings — published 1992
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Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3) Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
by (shelved 348 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 44,077 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 — 138,156 ratings — published 2001
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Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
by (shelved 338 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.13 — 36,293 ratings — published 2018
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Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4) Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)
by (shelved 313 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 34,236 ratings — published 2007
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Farthing (Small Change, #1) Farthing (Small Change, #1)
by (shelved 298 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 5,696 ratings — published 2006
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Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
by (shelved 297 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 41,633 ratings — published 2010
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How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1) How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1)
by (shelved 294 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,651 ratings — published 1997
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River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1) River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
by (shelved 293 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.51 — 11,821 ratings — published 2017
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 284 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.14 — 502,408 ratings — published 2022
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Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5) Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)
by (shelved 279 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.09 — 29,134 ratings — published 2008
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Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
by (shelved 278 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.53 — 34,330 ratings — published 2009
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In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)
by (shelved 272 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,312 ratings — published 1994
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Underground Airlines Underground Airlines (Paperback)
by (shelved 266 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 26,141 ratings — published 2016
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
by (shelved 246 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 114,539 ratings — published 2009
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American Front (The Great War, #1) American Front (The Great War, #1)
by (shelved 240 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,185 ratings — published 1998
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The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2) The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2)
by (shelved 237 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 15,767 ratings — published 2018
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Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1) Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 236 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,478 ratings — published 2015
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Watchmen Watchmen (Paperback)
by (shelved 229 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 599,592 ratings — published 1987
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 229 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.06 — 451,367 ratings — published 2016
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Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6) Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6)
by (shelved 229 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.77 — 24,243 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 3.72 — 139,160 ratings — published 2010
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1633 1633 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 221 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,857 ratings — published 2002
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Goliath (Leviathan, #3) Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
by (shelved 221 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.22 — 34,208 ratings — published 2011
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Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1) Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1)
by (shelved 220 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.01 — 8,569 ratings — published 1998
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Walk in Hell (Great War, #2) Walk in Hell (Great War, #2)
by (shelved 213 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,493 ratings — published 1999
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Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2) Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2)
by (shelved 208 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.84 — 5,180 ratings — published 1995
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Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7) Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7)
by (shelved 206 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 19,424 ratings — published 2012
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Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, #3) Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, #3)
by (shelved 201 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.84 — 4,674 ratings — published 1996
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Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3) Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3)
by (shelved 196 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,326 ratings — published 2000
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Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4) Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4)
by (shelved 194 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,695 ratings — published 1996
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Blood & Iron (American Empire, #1) Blood & Iron (American Empire, #1)
by (shelved 191 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,805 ratings — published 2001
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Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1) Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)
by (shelved 188 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 37,462 ratings — published 1987
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Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 15,094 ratings — published 1992
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The Difference Engine The Difference Engine (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.47 — 23,106 ratings — published 1990
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The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2) The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2)
by (shelved 180 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,878 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 176 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 36,662 ratings — published 2021
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The Black God's Drums The Black God's Drums (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 173 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 11,886 ratings — published 2018
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Stephanie Osborn
“Watson fully comprehended the fact that occasionally it is useful for one’s adversaries to underestimate one’s abilities.”
~Sherlock Holmes”
Stephanie Osborn, The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival

Dexter Palmer
“That's one of our speculations, by the way. That the prior version of history that this one overwrote was horrible. Complete geopolitical mayhem; half of New York City is underwater. The United States is headed toward civil war, or ruled by an artificial-intelligence construct, or some such other thing. Real end-of-days stuff. That the instances of ourselves who existed in that history figured out what we have: that the invention of the causality violation device was the cause. That in that prior version of history, Rebecca did not die in a car accident. That she went back to the past on a mission, as a volunteer, well aware of her sacrifice.”
Dexter Palmer, Version Control

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