Alternative History Books

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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 290 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.59 — 232,995 ratings — published 1962
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11/22/63 11/22/63 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 205 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.35 — 635,659 ratings — published 2011
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Fatherland Fatherland (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 55,446 ratings — published 1992
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
by (shelved 118 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 110,766 ratings — published 2006
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The Plot Against America The Plot Against America (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 68,547 ratings — published 2004
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.72 — 79,884 ratings — published 2007
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The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
by (shelved 100 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 37,540 ratings — published 2018
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.87 — 253,078 ratings — published 2004
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
by (shelved 94 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 94,509 ratings — published 2009
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The Years of Rice and Salt The Years of Rice and Salt (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 15,386 ratings — published 2002
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The Guns of the South The Guns of the South (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 9,619 ratings — published 1992
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 442,563 ratings — published 2022
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Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
by (shelved 79 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.13 — 35,784 ratings — published 2018
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Underground Airlines Underground Airlines (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 25,936 ratings — published 2016
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Farthing (Small Change, #1) Farthing (Small Change, #1)
by (shelved 70 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 5,641 ratings — published 2006
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How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1) How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1)
by (shelved 69 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,571 ratings — published 1997
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Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
by (shelved 69 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 55,158 ratings — published 2006
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1632 1632 (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,501 ratings — published 2000
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Dominion Dominion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.87 — 14,009 ratings — published 2012
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 64 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 136,798 ratings — published 2001
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Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
by (shelved 59 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 41,279 ratings — published 2010
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In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)
by (shelved 58 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,220 ratings — published 1994
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.06 — 440,488 ratings — published 2016
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
by (shelved 54 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 113,785 ratings — published 2009
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Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3) Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
by (shelved 53 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 43,077 ratings — published 2006
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River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1) River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
by (shelved 52 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.52 — 11,556 ratings — published 2017
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Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1) Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 52 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 23,253 ratings — published 2015
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American Front (The Great War, #1) American Front (The Great War, #1)
by (shelved 52 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,137 ratings — published 1998
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,355,485 ratings — published 1949
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My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1) My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 81,407 ratings — published 2016
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,378,277 ratings — published 1985
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Goliath (Leviathan, #3) Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
by (shelved 44 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.22 — 33,837 ratings — published 2011
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Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
by (shelved 44 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.52 — 34,147 ratings — published 2009
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Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4) Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)
by (shelved 44 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,417 ratings — published 2007
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Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, #3) Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, #3)
by (shelved 43 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 4,628 ratings — published 1996
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The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2) The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2)
by (shelved 42 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.27 — 15,421 ratings — published 2018
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Walk in Hell (Great War, #2) Walk in Hell (Great War, #2)
by (shelved 42 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,459 ratings — published 1999
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Ring Shout Ring Shout (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 52,517 ratings — published 2020
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Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2) Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2)
by (shelved 41 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.84 — 5,122 ratings — published 1995
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Blood & Iron (American Empire, #1) Blood & Iron (American Empire, #1)
by (shelved 41 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,780 ratings — published 2001
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Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6) Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6)
by (shelved 40 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.77 — 23,638 ratings — published 2010
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Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 15,232 ratings — published 1995
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SS-GB SS-GB (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.75 — 8,820 ratings — published 1979
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.71 — 138,605 ratings — published 2010
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The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.3) The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.3)
by (shelved 38 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.97 — 17,505 ratings — published 2019
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Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5) Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)
by (shelved 38 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,433 ratings — published 2008
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Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3) Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3)
by (shelved 38 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,296 ratings — published 2000
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The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2) The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,849 ratings — published 2002
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Return Engagement (Settling Accounts, #1) Return Engagement (Settling Accounts, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,852 ratings — published 2004
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The Victorious Opposition (American Empire, #3) The Victorious Opposition (American Empire, #3)
by (shelved 37 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,440 ratings — published 2003
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Ulaş Başar Gezgin
“Tarihe saf bakış, tarihçinin, olayları olduğu gibi yazdığını ileri sürüyor. Iggers’a göre, eskiden, tarih, bir yazın türü olarak ele alınıyordu ve günümüzde tarihçinin nesnelliğinden söz edilse de, tarih, bugün de, yazından tümüyle kopuk değil; çünkü tarihyazımı, öykülemeyi; öykülemeyse, kurguyu gerektiriyor. Tam da bunun için, tarih kavramının yanına, ‘tarihyazımı’ (historiography) diye bir kavram da konulmuş durumda. Yine de, eskil tarihçiler, tarihlerine ders çıkarılacak öykücükler koyarken; bugün, bu, tarihçide olması beklenen nesnelliğin dışına taşmak olarak değerlendiriliyor.”
Ulaş Başar Gezgin, Ötekiler Açısından Tarih: Avcıların Efsaneleri, Aslanların Kısık Sesleri

Penelope Przekop
“At the center of my life, I have found new hope and a renewed direction. I feel the communal surge of spirit amidst a group of people who had, like us, lost theirs to some degree in the places they fled. I will not allow Theo to bring me down. I will lift him up.”
Penelope Przekop, Centerpieces

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