Alternative Reality Books

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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.59 — 235,612 ratings — published 1962
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,467,252 ratings — published 1949
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.88 — 137,291 ratings — published 2001
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,425,646 ratings — published 1985
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,918,214 ratings — published 2008
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.14 — 471,583 ratings — published 2022
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,840,153 ratings — published 1953
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,658,990 ratings — published 2005
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,158,069 ratings — published 2009
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Neverwhere (London Below, #1) Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.16 — 561,802 ratings — published 1996
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,722,419 ratings — published 2010
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 5 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.95 — 339,999 ratings — published 2009
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,461,272 ratings — published 2020
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The Last Dragonslayer (The Last Dragonslayer, #1) The Last Dragonslayer (The Last Dragonslayer, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.89 — 23,088 ratings — published 2010
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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.03 — 431,180 ratings — published 2015
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,078,556 ratings — published 1932
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,421,843 ratings — published 1997
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,111,710 ratings — published 2007
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 3,797,137 ratings — published 2003
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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avg rating 4.58 — 4,845,045 ratings — published 1999
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Rabbits (Rabbits, #1) Rabbits (Rabbits, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.63 — 16,574 ratings — published 2021
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)
by (shelved 4 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.47 — 1,140,046 ratings — published 2016
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.72 — 80,345 ratings — published 2007
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.90 — 114,049 ratings — published 2009
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,300,864 ratings — published 2011
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,496,384 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,196,102 ratings — published 2000
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Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2) Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.13 — 56,169 ratings — published 2002
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The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3) The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.09 — 42,520 ratings — published 2003
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.13 — 782,833 ratings — published 2002
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The Magician’s Nephew The Magician’s Nephew (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.05 — 607,506 ratings — published 1955
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,016,958 ratings — published 1979
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The Kaiju Preservation Society The Kaiju Preservation Society (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.98 — 71,438 ratings — published 2022
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.36 — 969,988 ratings — published 2020
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Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.79 — 241,523 ratings — published 2013
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Dark Matter Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.13 — 722,846 ratings — published 2016
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,505,499 ratings — published 2020
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Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.16 — 54,953 ratings — published 2013
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Whispers Under Ground (Rivers of London, #3) Whispers Under Ground (Rivers of London, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.15 — 64,371 ratings — published 2012
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The Difference Engine The Difference Engine (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.47 — 22,959 ratings — published 1990
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.87 — 255,254 ratings — published 2004
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Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1) Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.19 — 23,364 ratings — published 2015
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A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.19 — 235,340 ratings — published 2016
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In the Garden of Iden (The Company, #1) In the Garden of Iden (The Company, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.78 — 5,973 ratings — published 1997
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1Q84 (1Q84, #3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.92 — 47,940 ratings — published 2010
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Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.96 — 32,147 ratings — published 2015
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The City & the City The City & the City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.90 — 78,731 ratings — published 2009
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My Real Children My Real Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 3.80 — 6,403 ratings — published 2014
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.31 — 271,632 ratings — published 1979
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Goliath (Leviathan, #3) Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as alternative-reality)
avg rating 4.22 — 33,992 ratings — published 2011
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Gabrielle Zevin
“On the night Sam went missing, it occurred to Sadie that nothing in life was as solid-state as it appeared. A childish game could be deadly. A friend might disappear. And as much as a person might try to shield herself from it, the possibility for the other outcome was always there. We are all living, at most, half of a life, she thought. There was the life that you lived, which consisted of the choices you made. And then, there was the other life, the one that was the things you hadn't chosen. And sometimes, this other life felt as palpable as the one you were living. Sometimes, it felt as if you might be walking down Brattle Street, and without warning, you could slip into this other life, like Alice falling down the rabbit hole that led to Wonderland. But it wouldn't be strange like Wonderland, not at all. Because you would have expected all along that it could have turned out that way. You would feel relief, because you had always wondered what that other life would have looked like. And there you were.”
Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

R.F. Kuang
“If nothing lasted and the world did not exist, all that meant was that reality was not fixed. The illusion she lived in was fluid and mutable, and could be easily altered by someone willing to rewrite the script of reality.”
R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

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