Alternate Reality Books

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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.88 — 136,675 ratings — published 2001
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The Midnight Library The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,365,214 ratings — published 2020
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Dark Matter Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.13 — 691,348 ratings — published 2016
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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.59 — 232,322 ratings — published 1962
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Neverwhere (London Below, #1) Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.16 — 558,686 ratings — published 1996
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,368,853 ratings — published 1985
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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.04 — 423,488 ratings — published 2015
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Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2) Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
by (shelved 39 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.13 — 55,905 ratings — published 2002
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,731,397 ratings — published 2008
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,653,418 ratings — published 2010
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 35 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.35 — 4,078,935 ratings — published 2009
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Something Rotten (Thursday Next, #4) Something Rotten (Thursday Next, #4)
by (shelved 34 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.16 — 35,893 ratings — published 2004
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,281,848 ratings — published 2011
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11/22/63 11/22/63 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.35 — 631,485 ratings — published 2011
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,604,599 ratings — published 1995
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,333,395 ratings — published 1949
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The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3) The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.09 — 42,289 ratings — published 2003
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,765,564 ratings — published 1993
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,215,482 ratings — published 1997
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,328,430 ratings — published 2011
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First Among Sequels (Thursday Next, #5) First Among Sequels (Thursday Next, #5)
by (shelved 26 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.02 — 27,467 ratings — published 2007
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Stardust Stardust (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.10 — 478,481 ratings — published 1999
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.07 — 110,563 ratings — published 2006
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.10 — 984,700 ratings — published 2001
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The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
by (shelved 25 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.15 — 456,213 ratings — published 1997
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,771,094 ratings — published 1953
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,346,530 ratings — published 2011
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One of Our Thursdays Is Missing (Thursday Next, #6) One of Our Thursdays Is Missing (Thursday Next, #6)
by (shelved 23 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.98 — 20,080 ratings — published 2011
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 22 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.95 — 336,341 ratings — published 2009
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.90 — 113,730 ratings — published 2009
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.92 — 94,474 ratings — published 2009
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Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
by (shelved 21 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.90 — 55,045 ratings — published 2006
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.91 — 656,585 ratings — published 1982
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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
by (shelved 20 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.11 — 379,336 ratings — published 2000
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Recursion Recursion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.17 — 302,842 ratings — published 2019
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A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2)
by (shelved 19 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.19 — 231,064 ratings — published 2016
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,045,139 ratings — published 1932
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The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1) The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.74 — 64,631 ratings — published 2014
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.87 — 252,478 ratings — published 2004
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Redshirts Redshirts (ebook)
by (shelved 18 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.87 — 116,468 ratings — published 2012
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The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3) The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.05 — 21,222 ratings — published 2016
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 16 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,125,448 ratings — published 2000
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,608,857 ratings — published 2012
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,412,491 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,750,435 ratings — published 1999
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The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1) The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.93 — 44,181 ratings — published 2020
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The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.95 — 37,437 ratings — published 2018
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Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 4.13 — 35,734 ratings — published 2018
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The Masked City (The Invisible Library, #2) The Masked City (The Invisible Library, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.95 — 27,862 ratings — published 2015
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Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as alternate-reality)
avg rating 3.96 — 31,904 ratings — published 2015
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Joy Harjo
“In my family Monahwee is known for his magic with horses. My Aunt Lois Harjo said he was gifted in the ability to travel on a horse. He could leave for a destination at the same time as everyone else, but arrive before anyone, a feat impossible in linear time.

The world doesn't always happen in a linear manner. Nature is much more creative than that, especially when it comes to time and the manipulation of time and space. Europe has gifted us with inventions, books and the intricate mechanics of imposing structures on the earth, but there are other means to knowledge and the structuring of knowledge that have no context in the European mind.

When the explorer Magellan traveled around the world by ship, he stopped at Tierra del Fuego. The indigenous people who resided there could not see the huge flags of his ships as they docked out in the natural harbor. They had not previously imagined such structures and could not see them. Conversely, neither could European explorers see the particular meaning of indigenous realities.”
Joy Harjo, She Had Some Horses

Beth Brower
“But Quincy knew that her heart beat with the rhythm of the presses in the back room, that her blood ran black with ink, and that her mind filled with reams of numbers and projections and plans. The Q was Quincy's only vital organ.”
Beth Brower, The Q

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