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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke’s *Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell* explores an alternative British past where magic has faded into legend....

British Novel Magic Napoleonic Wars

9.4 Excellent

2

For Want of a Nail

For Want of a Nail is a 1973 alternate history novel written by American author Robert Sobel. The book is structured ent...

Academic Novel American Revolution Textbook Parody

8.6 Great

3

For All Mankind Season 2

The second season of the Apple TV+ alternate history drama "For All Mankind" premiered in 2021 and advances the timeline...

Cold War Apple Tv+ 1980S Space Race

8.6 Great

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The Yiddish Policemen's Union

*The Yiddish Policemen's Union* is a 2007 alternate-history detective novel written by Michael Chabon. The story is set...

Novel Noir Jewish Alaska Michael Chabon

8.4 Great

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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

*The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August* is a science fiction novel written by Catherine Webb under the pseudonym Clair...

Cold War Wwii Time Loop Novel

8.4 Great

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His Majesty's Dragon

His Majesty's Dragon is a 2006 alternate history novel by American author Naomi Novik, the first book in the nine-volume...

Novel Dragons Napoleonic Wars Temeraire

8.3 Great

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The Eyre Affair

The Eyre Affair is a 2001 alternate history novel by Welsh author Jasper Fforde, set in a 1985 parallel-universe Britain...

Novel Literary Alt 1985 Britain Jasper Fforde

8.3 Great

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Conquistadors of the Useless

Conquistadors of the Useless is a mountaineering memoir by French alpinist Lionel Terray (1921–1965), one of the foremos...

Exploration Novel Americas Alt Colonization

8.3 Great

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Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus is a 1996 science-fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. In a future damag...

Time Travel Novel Colonial Columbus

8.1 Great

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Lost in a Good Book

Lost in a Good Book is a 2002 alternate-history comic fantasy novel by Jasper Fforde and the second volume in the Thursd...

Novel Sequel Alt 1985 Britain Jasper Fforde

8.1 Great

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The Guns of the South

The Guns of the South is a 1992 alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove, depicting a scenario where members of the w...

Time Travel Novel Civil War Confederacy

8.1 Great

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Farthing

Farthing is a 2006 alternate history mystery novel by British-Canadian author Jo Walton, set in a 1949 Britain that has...

British Novel 1940S Nazi Peace

8.1 Great

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The Coldest War

The Coldest War is a 2012 alternate history novel by Ian Tregillis, second in the Milkweed Triptych, extending the serie...

Cold War Alt History Novel Milkweed

7.8 Good

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The Stone Dogs

The Stone Dogs is a 1990 alternate-history novel by S. M. Stirling and the third volume of the Draka trilogy. It depicts...

Cold War Novel Superpower Sm Stirling

7.6 Good

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Resurrection Day

Resurrection Day is a 1999 alternate history novel by American author Brendan DuBois. The story is set in the United Sta...

Cold War Novel Cuban Missile Crisis Brendan Dubois

7.4 Good

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Anno Dracula: 1959 Dracula Cha Cha Cha

Dracula Cha Cha Cha is a 1998 alternate history novel by Kim Newman, third in the Anno Dracula series, set in 1950s Rome...

Cold War Series Vampire Novel

7.4 Good

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Colonization: Second Contact

Colonization: Second Contact is the first novel in Harry Turtledove's Colonization trilogy and the fifth book in the Wor...

Cold War Novel Alien Invasion Harry Turtledove

7.2 Good

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Colonization: Down to Earth

Colonization: Down to Earth is a 2000 alternate-history novel by Harry Turtledove and the second volume in the Colonizat...

Cold War Novel Alien Invasion Harry Turtledove

7.1 Good

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Colonization: Aftershocks

Colonization: Aftershocks is the third and final novel in Harry Turtledove's Colonization trilogy, published in 2001. It...

Cold War Novel Alien Invasion Harry Turtledove

7.0 Good

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The Gladiator

The Gladiator is a young-adult alternate-history novel by Harry Turtledove and part of his Crosstime Traffic series. It...

Cold War Novel Turtledove Soviet Victory

6.2 Fair