Alternate History Books

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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 1113 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.59 — 230,957 ratings — published 1962
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
by (shelved 679 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 109,976 ratings — published 2006
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
by (shelved 512 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 94,351 ratings — published 2009
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The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
by (shelved 507 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 37,173 ratings — published 2018
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 485 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.87 — 251,292 ratings — published 2004
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 482 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.72 — 79,534 ratings — published 2007
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Fatherland Fatherland (Paperback)
by (shelved 479 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 54,677 ratings — published 1992
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The Years of Rice and Salt The Years of Rice and Salt (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 441 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 15,264 ratings — published 2002
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Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
by (shelved 427 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 54,737 ratings — published 2006
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11/22/63 11/22/63 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 405 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.35 — 622,038 ratings — published 2011
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1632 1632 (Paperback)
by (shelved 383 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,433 ratings — published 2000
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The Plot Against America The Plot Against America (Paperback)
by (shelved 382 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 67,885 ratings — published 2004
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The Guns of the South The Guns of the South (Paperback)
by (shelved 359 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 9,559 ratings — published 1992
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Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3) Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
by (shelved 343 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 42,717 ratings — published 2006
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 341 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 136,424 ratings — published 2001
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Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
by (shelved 336 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.13 — 35,605 ratings — published 2018
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Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4) Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)
by (shelved 311 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,157 ratings — published 2007
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Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
by (shelved 298 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 41,152 ratings — published 2010
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Farthing (Small Change, #1) Farthing (Small Change, #1)
by (shelved 297 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 5,610 ratings — published 2006
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River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1) River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
by (shelved 293 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.52 — 11,478 ratings — published 2017
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How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1) How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1)
by (shelved 282 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,545 ratings — published 1997
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Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5) Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)
by (shelved 277 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,186 ratings — published 2008
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Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
by (shelved 272 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.52 — 34,091 ratings — published 2009
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Underground Airlines Underground Airlines (Paperback)
by (shelved 268 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 25,862 ratings — published 2016
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In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)
by (shelved 268 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,187 ratings — published 1994
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 266 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.16 — 417,017 ratings — published 2022
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
by (shelved 249 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 113,559 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 15,263 ratings — published 2018
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American Front (The Great War, #1) American Front (The Great War, #1)
by (shelved 234 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,121 ratings — published 1998
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Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1) Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1)
by (shelved 233 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 23,199 ratings — published 2015
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Watchmen Watchmen (Paperback)
by (shelved 231 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 588,673 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 — 23,442 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 — 436,870 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 224 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.71 — 138,371 ratings — published 2010
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Goliath (Leviathan, #3) Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
by (shelved 222 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.22 — 33,721 ratings — published 2011
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1633 1633 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 220 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,730 ratings — published 2002
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Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1) Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1)
by (shelved 217 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,438 ratings — published 1998
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Walk in Hell (Great War, #2) Walk in Hell (Great War, #2)
by (shelved 207 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,448 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 — 18,709 ratings — published 2012
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Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2) Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2)
by (shelved 203 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.84 — 5,103 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 — 4,611 ratings — published 1996
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Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4) Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4)
by (shelved 190 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,632 ratings — published 1996
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Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3) Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3)
by (shelved 188 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,283 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 — 2,775 ratings — published 2001
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Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1)
by (shelved 183 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.76 — 14,851 ratings — published 1992
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Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1) Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)
by (shelved 181 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 37,106 ratings — published 1987
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The Difference Engine The Difference Engine (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 180 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.47 — 22,795 ratings — published 1990
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The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2) The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2)
by (shelved 176 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,838 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 172 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 34,303 ratings — published 2021
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Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1)
by (shelved 170 times as alternate-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 31,784 ratings — published 2015
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“To every rule there are diverse sub rules which all apply to the same rule.”
Oscar Auliq-Ice

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“Having to accept hominoids as real will require having to acknowledge that the prehuman fossil record is comprised entirely of their bones, rather than ours.”
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