The western allies are caught unprepared and both ground and air forces take heavy hits as the red army moves inexorably westwards. A great work of art, a necessary book, radiant and rapturous it provides further evidence that he is a peer of kafka. And the man in the high castle is among the most wellknown books that tackle that question. The book mixes historical facts with imagined outcomes. The worldwar series, by harry turtledove turtledoves classic althistory saga interrupts a world war ii already in progress with the arrival of an alien armada. These stories usually contain what if scenarios at crucial points in history and present outcomes other than those in the historical record.
It starts with the age of colonization, but the east coast of north america was separated from the rest before the europeans discovered it. And just to help you out, weve listed them all in the order they were written. The series covers a renewed war in europe, one that is initiated by the soviet union. This final alternate history novel from the now deceased robert conroy is built. Harry turtledove is an american author of alternate history, historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy novels. The wild cards story collections were created by a group of new mexico science fiction authors, pulled together and edited by game of thrones author george r. Discuss, rate, and post links to ah sites on the web. We currently have 52,708 articles, and look forward to growth. Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories in which one or more historical events occur differently. Kings thrilling alternate history is a wonderfully written story about jake epping, a timetraveller sent back to 1963 to prevent the assassination of president john f. Set in berlin in 1964, the greater german reich enjoys an uneasy peace with the u. Best alternate history novels and stories 619 books.
Like newlike newvery goodvery goodgoodgoodacceptableacceptablenew. The difference engine 1990 by william gibson and bruce sterling is widely regarded as a book that helped establish the genre conventions of steampunk. It can be variously seen as a subgenre of literary fiction, science fiction, and historical fiction. Alternate history project gutenberg selfpublishing. Fuck i look forward to every new book in the series.
Ada, or ardor tells a love story troubled by incest. Set in a version of america that is ruled by japan and germany, with a neutral zone in between, this book is gets a little loopy, but. You are welcome to contribute any pages you wish, whether it be a minor sketch of an alternate history or an entire story thats fullyfleshed out. The worldwar series, by harry turtledove turtledoves classic. The black plague devastated the population of europe. Dick adaptation the man in the high castle for a full season is great news for both science fiction lovers, and for the. Alternate history fiction books, listed by author, with links to the authors own pages upon ahf where you can find further information on the book, its genesis and artwork and links to where to purchase the books. As a young adult, naomi became a teacher to help inspire children. Gift ideas in alternate history science fiction any department. How would that have changed the ways that people justified their. Set in a world where teddy roosevelt is elected president for a second time. Alternate history books are a great way to explore these questions, and alternate history for teens is becoming increasingly popular. Instead of picking a divergent point and speculating on its repercussions, eric flint drops a slice of 2000 into 17th century germany.
It is also a fairy tale, philosophical treatise on the nature of time, parody of the history of the novel, and erotic catalog. Ever wonder how life would be different if history had taken a different turn. Whittling all historical fiction books into one manageable list is impossible, truly. His southern victory or timeline191 series has the confederates beating the union. Its a meticulously thought out detective yarn set in a world where the nazis won world war ii. A comprehensive list of the top 25 best alternate history books. The book of alternative history, experts consider what might have happened if key moments in time had gone differently, including the nazis winning world war two, abraham lincoln surviving his assassination, the allies losing the battle of the. Listen to 122112 to enjoy an alternativehistory science fiction story. Magestic part 1 is a very large book, presented in a series of large chapters. This isnt your runofthemill alternate history book. The title of this listopia says best alternate history novels and stories, yet oryx and crake, the year of the flood, the handmaids tale and 1984, which was written in 1949, are all set in the future due to this, and as earlier comments agree with me, ive removed these titles from this list. Alternate history fiction books to read now penguin.
Two lovers are sent back in time to 1906 with modern weapons and 38 billion 1906 dollars. Snodgrass, also a contributor to the series there is a secret history of the worlda history in which an alien virus struck the earth in the aftermath of world war ii. The six novels in this series are a whatif, alternative history. Weve put together our top 20 of the best series ever from crime to scifi, kids to teens, historical to contemporary fiction. I can suggest some of the books by harry turtledove. The most unusual alternate history novels ever published. Alternate history, counterfactual literature, speculative fiction the genre has. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped guide the genre into mainstream reading. Regina king in watchmen mark hillhbo watchmen is a brutally provocative reckoning of alternate history damon lindelofs new vision is more than just a confrontation of white supremacy. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson. Alternate history or alternative history, sometimes abbreviated ah, is a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which one or more historical events unfolds differently from how it did in reality. Like the title says, what in your opinion book, novel, graphic novel, etc. This category is for literary works spanning multiple novels, in the alternate history subgenre of speculativescience fiction.
Rummel contents preface concordance between never again novels, this book, and website executive summary human security what themes run through this book. A rich, complex alternate history with great characters and vivid action. The lizardlike aliens have advanced technologybut not too advanced. List of fiction employing parallel universes wikipedia. The war planners, the war stage, and pawns of the pacific. And thats the great thing about a brilliant series, once you finish one book, theres always another. Their mission is to prevent the rise of fascism and communism, avert the major 20th century wars, including world wars i and ii, and forestall such democides as those by hitler, stalin, mao. Fatherland is a classic of the alternate history genre. He is the author of several different series, including the southern victory, worldwar, crosstime traffic and other series. The series is written as a history, using fictional and real life characters to describe the events of 1945 through to 1947. Dick, watchmen by alan moore, fatherland by robert harris, the.
The books are opening atlantisdiscovery, colonization, and alternate version of frenchindian war, the united states of atlantisrevolutionary war, and liberating atlantiscivil war. His days of infamy books have japan occupying hawaii. These alternate history books imagine the possibilities. Any and all original alternate histories are permitted here.
There is a secret history of the world a history in which an alien virus struck the earth in the. The british publishing company greenhill books has published a series of anthologies of short alternate history scenarios on many different subjects. Tl191 uniform, weapons and equipment of the secondary combatants. Alternate history science fiction 112 of over 30,000 results for books. In contemporary alternate history literature, undoubtedly the most frequently explored premise is the whatifthenazishadwon postulation. Diehard fans are encouraged to contribute to the series through baens bar, an online. Behind this mission is the hope that the vietnam and cold wars, mlks assassinationand all subsequent american maladieswill never occur. Schmitz, 1962 star ships, aliens from the future, time travel, romance, cannibalism, pet humans and mutebutbrilliant aliens. Most are written by historians or other people fairly knowledgeable on historical topics.
Also an amazon prime tv series, it is first a parable for what. The wheel of time by robert jordan series the world of dreams, and the mirror worlds which represent what could have been had various events in history happened in different ways. Many, many alternate history ask how the world would be different if germany had won world war ii. It has been split into several parts for ease of reading, and the formatting on certain websites. The result is an alternate history novel narrated by a young philip roth living on the outskirts of newark, nj, with his family when lindbergh, the nominee of the america first party, wins the presidency and persecution of jews becomes commonplace. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Some of them are, colonization and worldwar series alien invasion during world war 2 cross time traffic series a trading company with a. Alternate history, alternate realities fiction, books. The following shelves are listed as duplicates of this shelf. What if the history of the transatlantic slave trade had been reversed and africans had enslaved europeans. Agent of byzantium has the byzantine empire surviving. Alternate history fiction books to read now the underground railroad.
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