Sidewise Award Winners

The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were conceived in late 1995 to honor the best allohistorical genre publications of the year. The first award ...more

Winners

	The Peacekeeper (The Good Lands, #1) by B.L. Blanchard (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 3,710 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civilizations by Laurent Binet 3.68 avg rating — 6,247 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 9,859 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 9,257 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Codex Valtierra by Emmanuel Valtierra really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Sidewise Award for Short Form (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 37,408 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once There Was a Way: What if The Beatles Stayed Together? by Bryce Zabel (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 194 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 25,912 ratings Sidewise Award for Best Long Form (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 1,086 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 98, November 2014 by Neil Clarke (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 47 ratings Sidewise Award for Short Form for The Long Haul (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enemy Within by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 63 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2013 by Sheila Williams (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 44 ratings Sidewise Award for Best Short Form for "The Weight of the Sunrise" (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surrounded by Enemies: A Breakpoint Novel by Bryce Zabel (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 256 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Windsor Faction by D.J. Taylor 2.76 avg rating — 209 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something Real by Rick Wilber (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings Sidewise Award for Short Form (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dominion by C.J. Sansom 3.87 avg rating — 13,964 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wake Up And Dream [jhc] by Ian R. MacLeod 3.70 avg rating — 105 ratings Sidewise Award for Alternate History (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Eric G. Swedin (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 103 ratings Sidewise Award for Alternate History (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1942 by Robert Conroy 3.89 avg rating — 1,236 ratings Sidewise Award for Alternate History (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon's Nine Sons by Chris Roberson (Goodreads Author) 3.11 avg rating — 132 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 3.72 avg rating — 79,738 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clan Corporate (The Merchant Princes, #3) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 3,564 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Family (The Merchant Princes, #2) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 4,397 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family Trade (The Merchant Princes, #1) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 6,258 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summer Isles by Ian R. MacLeod 3.82 avg rating — 309 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ministry of Space by Warren Ellis 3.70 avg rating — 1,636 ratings Sidewise Award for Short Form (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Plot Against America by Philip Roth 3.82 avg rating — 68,255 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collaborator (In the Eye of the Storm Book 2) by Murray Davies 4.16 avg rating — 294 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove 3.71 avg rating — 2,209 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Severed Wing by Martin J. Gidron 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars