Alternate History Books

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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 1122 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.59 — 233,000 ratings — published 1962
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
by (shelved 684 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 110,768 ratings — published 2006
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The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
by (shelved 511 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 37,542 ratings — published 2018
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
by (shelved 511 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 94,509 ratings — published 2009
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 486 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.87 — 253,084 ratings — published 2004
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 484 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.72 — 79,884 ratings — published 2007
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Fatherland Fatherland (Paperback)
by (shelved 483 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 55,449 ratings — published 1992
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The Years of Rice and Salt The Years of Rice and Salt (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 442 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 15,386 ratings — published 2002
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Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
by (shelved 433 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 55,158 ratings — published 2006
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11/22/63 11/22/63 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 410 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.35 — 635,697 ratings — published 2011
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The Plot Against America The Plot Against America (Paperback)
by (shelved 383 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 68,550 ratings — published 2004
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1632 1632 (Paperback)
by (shelved 382 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,502 ratings — published 2000
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The Guns of the South The Guns of the South (Paperback)
by (shelved 364 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 9,619 ratings — published 1992
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Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3) Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
by (shelved 347 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 43,076 ratings — published 2006
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 343 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 136,800 ratings — published 2001
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Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
by (shelved 334 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.13 — 35,784 ratings — published 2018
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Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4) Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)
by (shelved 313 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,417 ratings — published 2007
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Farthing (Small Change, #1) Farthing (Small Change, #1)
by (shelved 298 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 5,641 ratings — published 2006
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Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
by (shelved 297 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 41,279 ratings — published 2010
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River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1) River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
by (shelved 290 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.52 — 11,557 ratings — published 2017
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How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1) How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1)
by (shelved 286 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,571 ratings — published 1997
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Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5) Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)
by (shelved 278 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,434 ratings — published 2008
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Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
by (shelved 274 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.52 — 34,147 ratings — published 2009
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 271 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 442,650 ratings — published 2022
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Underground Airlines Underground Airlines (Paperback)
by (shelved 270 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 25,936 ratings — published 2016
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In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)
by (shelved 270 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,220 ratings — published 1994
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
by (shelved 249 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 113,787 ratings — published 2009
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American Front (The Great War, #1) American Front (The Great War, #1)
by (shelved 236 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,137 ratings — published 1998
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Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1) Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 235 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 23,253 ratings — published 2015
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The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2) The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2)
by (shelved 234 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.27 — 15,423 ratings — published 2018
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Watchmen Watchmen (Paperback)
by (shelved 232 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 591,833 ratings — published 1987
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Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6) Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6)
by (shelved 228 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.77 — 23,638 ratings — published 2010
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 227 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.06 — 440,501 ratings — published 2016
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1)
by (shelved 223 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.71 — 138,606 ratings — published 2010
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Goliath (Leviathan, #3) Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
by (shelved 221 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.22 — 33,837 ratings — published 2011
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Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1) Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1)
by (shelved 221 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,469 ratings — published 1998
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1633 1633 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 220 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,769 ratings — published 2002
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Walk in Hell (Great War, #2) Walk in Hell (Great War, #2)
by (shelved 209 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,459 ratings — published 1999
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Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7) Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7)
by (shelved 205 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 18,888 ratings — published 2012
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Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2) Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2)
by (shelved 205 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.84 — 5,122 ratings — published 1995
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Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, #3) Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, #3)
by (shelved 198 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 4,628 ratings — published 1996
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Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4) Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4)
by (shelved 191 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,650 ratings — published 1996
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Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3) Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3)
by (shelved 189 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,296 ratings — published 2000
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Blood & Iron (American Empire, #1) Blood & Iron (American Empire, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,780 ratings — published 2001
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Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1)
by (shelved 185 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 14,927 ratings — published 1992
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Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1) Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)
by (shelved 184 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 37,193 ratings — published 1987
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The Difference Engine The Difference Engine (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.47 — 22,868 ratings — published 1990
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The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2) The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2)
by (shelved 177 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,849 ratings — published 2002
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A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
by (shelved 174 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 34,899 ratings — published 2021
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My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1) My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1)
by (shelved 170 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 81,412 ratings — published 2016
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Dexter Palmer
“That's one of our speculations, by the way. That the prior version of history that this one overwrote was horrible. Complete geopolitical mayhem; half of New York City is underwater. The United States is headed toward civil war, or ruled by an artificial-intelligence construct, or some such other thing. Real end-of-days stuff. That the instances of ourselves who existed in that history figured out what we have: that the invention of the causality violation device was the cause. That in that prior version of history, Rebecca did not die in a car accident. That she went back to the past on a mission, as a volunteer, well aware of her sacrifice.”
Dexter Palmer, Version Control

Nancy Omeara
“Future Politics
Effecting change in national politics was mostly a matter of making better use of online forums, encouraging voters to press forth with hard questions, providing statistics and solutions. Direct-to-voter referendums became an increasingly common way of effecting national policy. If Congress were deadlocked over a particular issue, the voters would be asked to make up their minds for them in the form of an online referendum.”
Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

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alternate_history, alternate-historical, alternate-historical-fiction, alternative_history, alternative-history, uchronia, and uchronie