Alternate History

Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of speculative fiction (or science fiction) and historical fiction that is set in a world in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world. Alternate history literature asks the question, "What if history had developed differently?" Most works in this genre are based on real historical events, yet feature social, geopolitical, or industrial circumstances that developed differently than our own.

New Releases Tagged "Alternate History"

Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2)
Nameless (Tales of Beauty & Madness, #1)
Without a Summer (Glamourist Histories, #3)
Necessary Evil (The Milkweed Triptych, #3)
Tethered (Iron Seas, #2.5)
Written in Red (The Others, #1)
Wolfhound Century
Quintessence
The Age Atomic (Empire State, #2)

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  • The Burn Zone by James K. Decker
    The Burn Zone (Haan, #2)
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    Release date: Feb 05, 2013
    Plagued by overpopulation, disease, and starvation, humanity was headed for extinction—until an alien race called the haan arrived. And then the real…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 07 - May 25, 2013
    5 copies available, 163 people requesting
    Countries available: US and CA
  • Alternate Endings Short Stories of Speculative Fiction by Lesann Berry
    Alternate Endings Short Stories of Speculative Fiction
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    Release date: Apr 15, 2013
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    This collection offers a dozen short stories of fantastic fiction. Read about alien invasion, time…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 10 - May 31, 2013
    1 copy available, 417 people requesting
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  • Wicked as She Wants by Delilah S. Dawson
    Wicked as She Wants (Blud, #2)
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    Release date: Apr 30, 2013
    Winner of the RT Book Reviews May Seal of Excellence, WICKED AS SHE WANTS is a genre-defying steampunk romance adventure through an alternate universe…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 06 - Jun 01, 2013
    3 copies available, 261 people requesting
    Countries available: US and CA
  • Life After Life
    Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2)
    Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
    Dodger
    Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)
    Chantress (Chantress, #1)
    Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art
    A Perfect Blood (The Hollows, #10)
    A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent
    Monster Hunter Vendetta (MHI, #2)
    The Woman Who Died a Lot (Thursday Next, #7)
    Cold Magic (The Spiritwalker Trilogy #1)
    Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores
    TimeRiders (TimeRiders, #1)
    Bitter Seeds (Milkweed Triptych, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
    Alternate England
    109 books — 112 voters
    The Ninth Orphan by James MorcanThe Orphan Uprising by James MorcanThe Manchurian Candidate by Richard CondonThe Orphan Trilogy by James MorcanThe Orphan Factory by James Morcan
    Mind Control Fiction
    106 books — 27 voters

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingForever Boy by Lita Burke
    Imaginative Books
    148 books — 98 voters

    The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickWatchmen by Alan MooreFatherland by Robert HarrisNew Yesterdays by Jim L WrightJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
    Best Alternate History
    127 books — 303 voters
    The 12th Planet by Zecharia SitchinPoseidon’s Children by Michael  WestChariots of the Gods by Erich von DänikenGods of Eden by William BramleyThe Stargate Conspiracy by Lynn Picknett
    Ancient Astronauts
    10 books — 14 voters

    The Man in the High Castle
    His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
    Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
    Guns of the South
    Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
    1632 (Assiti Shards, #1)
    The Yiddish Policemen's Union
    How Few Remain (Great War, Prequel)
    The Years of Rice and Salt
    Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
    Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
    Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
    Fatherland
    Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)

    Cherie Priest
    Oh, it doesn't work at all. That's the problem! It's an endless, halting parade of inspections, bribes, and nonsense—but if you're aboard a Texas vessel, you'll find less inconvenience along the way." "It's because of their guns!" declared Mr. Henderson, once more escaping his reverie, bobbing out of it as if to gasp for air. "Concise, my love." Mrs. Henderson gave him a smile. "And correct. Texans are heavily armed and often impatient. They don't need to be transporting arms and gunpowder to cr...more
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    G.F.  Smith
    What is more precious: a thousand answers derived from one question? Or, one answer…from a thousand questions?
    G.F. Smith

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