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

	Civilizations by Laurent Binet 3.67 avg rating — 4,685 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) 3.88 avg rating — 7,015 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) 3.75 avg rating — 7,820 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) 3.97 avg rating — 32,017 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) 3.88 avg rating — 174 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 — 24,981 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) 3.61 avg rating — 1,030 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) 3.82 avg rating — 44 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) 3.68 avg rating — 53 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) 3.77 avg rating — 43 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) 3.96 avg rating — 235 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 2.75 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) 4.33 avg rating — 9 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 3.85 avg rating — 12,523 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 3.68 avg rating — 100 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 — 91 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 — 1,167 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) 3.07 avg rating — 131 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 3.71 avg rating — 75,650 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 — 3,466 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) 3.59 avg rating — 4,280 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) 3.55 avg rating — 6,036 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 3.81 avg rating — 302 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 — 1,578 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 3.80 avg rating — 59,742 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 by Murray Davies 4.19 avg rating — 280 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 — 2,166 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 4.11 avg rating — 18 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 Children's War by J.N. Stroyar 4.17 avg rating — 272 ratings Sidewise Award for Long Form (2001)	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