Alternative History Books

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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 287 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.59 — 231,338 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 — 625,509 ratings — published 2011
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Fatherland Fatherland (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 54,807 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 — 110,139 ratings — published 2006
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The Plot Against America The Plot Against America (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 68,021 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 — 79,583 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 — 37,268 ratings — published 2018
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
by (shelved 95 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 94,379 ratings — published 2009
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.87 — 251,616 ratings — published 2004
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The Years of Rice and Salt The Years of Rice and Salt (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 15,291 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 — 9,581 ratings — published 1992
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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 — 35,639 ratings — published 2018
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 421,822 ratings — published 2022
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Underground Airlines Underground Airlines (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 25,874 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 — 5,616 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 — 5,552 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 — 54,824 ratings — published 2006
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1632 1632 (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,445 ratings — published 2000
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Dominion Dominion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,930 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 — 136,491 ratings — published 2001
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Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
by (shelved 59 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 41,177 ratings — published 2010
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In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)
by (shelved 57 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,194 ratings — published 1994
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.06 — 437,608 ratings — published 2016
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 113,609 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 — 42,792 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 23,219 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 — 4,127 ratings — published 1998
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River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1) River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
by (shelved 51 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.51 — 11,495 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 80,509 ratings — published 2016
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,300,531 ratings — published 1949
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,355,252 ratings — published 1985
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Goliath (Leviathan, #3) Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
by (shelved 44 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.22 — 33,744 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 — 34,094 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 — 33,204 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 — 4,615 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 — 15,304 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 — 3,452 ratings — published 1999
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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 — 5,107 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 — 2,778 ratings — published 2001
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Ring Shout Ring Shout (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 48,940 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 23,481 ratings — published 2010
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SS-GB SS-GB (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 3.75 — 8,758 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 — 138,410 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 39 times as alternative-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 15,125 ratings — published 1995
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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 — 17,361 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 — 28,236 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 — 3,288 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 — 2,844 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 — 2,844 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 — 2,434 ratings — published 2003
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“Written twenty years after she held office, this abridged biography is being released now, prior to taking place.

Maybe we can learn from history before it happens.”
Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

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

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