Best Alternate History Novels and Stories

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Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3)
Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 42,122 ratings
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Designated Targets (Axis of Time, #2)
Designated Targets (Axis of Time, #2) 4.06 avg rating β€” 3,818 ratings
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Weapons of Choice (Axis of Time, #1)
Weapons of Choice (Axis of Time, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 5,651 ratings
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Dawn Among the Stars
Dawn Among the Stars 4.46 avg rating β€” 100 ratings
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Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)
Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2) 3.99 avg rating β€” 48,039 ratings
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Pavane
Pavane 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,535 ratings
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What Ifs? of American History: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been
What Ifs? of American History: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been 3.60 avg rating β€” 621 ratings
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Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen 4.18 avg rating β€” 1,495 ratings
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1824: The Arkansas War
1824: The Arkansas War 4.05 avg rating β€” 744 ratings
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Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May 4.21 avg rating β€” 2,094 ratings
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Esper Files
Esper Files 3.91 avg rating β€” 108 ratings
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The Union Forever (Lost Regiment #2)
The Union Forever (Lost Regiment #2) 4.08 avg rating β€” 1,224 ratings
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Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4)
Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4) 3.84 avg rating β€” 4,615 ratings
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Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6)
Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6) 3.77 avg rating β€” 23,234 ratings
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Dark Matter
Dark Matter 4.14 avg rating β€” 664,767 ratings
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Underground Airlines
Underground Airlines 3.82 avg rating β€” 25,804 ratings
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The Way It Wasn't: Great Science Fiction Stories of Alternate History
The Way It Wasn't: Great Science Fiction Stories of Alternate History 3.53 avg rating β€” 167 ratings
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It Can't Happen Here
It Can't Happen Here 3.80 avg rating β€” 22,839 ratings
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The Valkyrie (The Saga of Edda-Earth Book 1)
The Valkyrie (The Saga of Edda-Earth Book 1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 70 ratings
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Opening Atlantis (Atlantis, #1)
Opening Atlantis (Atlantis, #1) 3.35 avg rating β€” 1,689 ratings
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Ha'penny (Small Change, #2)
Ha'penny (Small Change, #2)
by: Jo Walton
3.91 avg rating β€” 2,595 ratings
122.
Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen
Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen 3.64 avg rating β€” 2,306 ratings
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The Third World War: August 1985
The Third World War: August 1985 3.81 avg rating β€” 2,256 ratings
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The Afrika Reich
The Afrika Reich 3.33 avg rating β€” 1,062 ratings
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The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1)
The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 17,138 ratings
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies 3.83 avg rating β€” 1,715 ratings
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A Nomad of the Time Streams (Eternal Champion #4)
A Nomad of the Time Streams (Eternal Champion #4) 3.83 avg rating β€” 1,030 ratings
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American Hippo (River of Teeth, #1-2)
American Hippo (River of Teeth, #1-2) 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,549 ratings
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The Book of Jubilees
The Book of Jubilees 4.64 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
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End of the Beginning (Days of Infamy, #2)
End of the Beginning (Days of Infamy, #2) 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,309 ratings
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Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5)
Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5) 4.12 avg rating β€” 32,275 ratings
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Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1)
Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, #1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 23,126 ratings
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Heartless (Parasol Protectorate, #4)
Heartless (Parasol Protectorate, #4) 4.06 avg rating β€” 35,983 ratings
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A-Ma Alchemy of Love (AoL Mindfulness, #1)
A-Ma Alchemy of Love (AoL Mindfulness, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 57 ratings
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And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga, #1)
And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 52,919 ratings
136.
Elleander Morning: A Novel
Elleander Morning: A Novel 3.92 avg rating β€” 261 ratings
137.
Territory
Territory
by: Emma Bull
3.75 avg rating β€” 1,970 ratings
137.
1901
1901 3.73 avg rating β€” 1,506 ratings
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The City & the City
The City & the City 3.90 avg rating β€” 76,287 ratings
140.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating β€” 402,772 ratings
141.
Hitler's Peace
Hitler's Peace 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,678 ratings
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Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,225 ratings
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The Iron Dream
The Iron Dream 3.58 avg rating β€” 1,762 ratings
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The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating β€” 37,195 ratings
145.
The Dragon Waiting
The Dragon Waiting 3.77 avg rating β€” 2,248 ratings
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Alternate Generals
Alternate Generals 3.30 avg rating β€” 373 ratings
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The Coming of the Quantum Cats: A Novel of Alternate Universes
The Coming of the Quantum Cats: A Novel of Alternate Universes 3.42 avg rating β€” 644 ratings
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To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 43,397 ratings
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On Stranger Tides
On Stranger Tides 3.82 avg rating β€” 10,774 ratings
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The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1)
The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 133,377 ratings
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The Warlord of the Air (Oswald Bastable, No. 1)
The Warlord of the Air (Oswald Bastable, No. 1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,916 ratings
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Red Inferno: 1945
Red Inferno: 1945 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,581 ratings
153.
An Oblique Approach (Belisarius, #1)
An Oblique Approach (Belisarius, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 4,294 ratings
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The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2)
The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2) 4.27 avg rating β€” 15,118 ratings
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Choices: Arrival of the Fourth Generation
Choices: Arrival of the Fourth Generation 4.75 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
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1945
1945 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,642 ratings
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Time and Time Again
Time and Time Again
by: Ben Elton
4.09 avg rating β€” 15,071 ratings
158.
Bones of the Earth
Bones of the Earth 3.50 avg rating β€” 2,124 ratings
159.
The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1)
The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1) 3.42 avg rating β€” 42,426 ratings
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The Kraken King (Iron Seas, #4)
The Kraken King (Iron Seas, #4) 4.31 avg rating β€” 3,084 ratings
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Gunpowder Empire (Crosstime Traffic, #1)
Gunpowder Empire (Crosstime Traffic, #1) 3.38 avg rating β€” 1,242 ratings
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The Technicolor Time Machine
The Technicolor Time Machine 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,425 ratings
163.
Batman: Year 100
Batman: Year 100
by: Paul Pope
3.77 avg rating β€” 5,600 ratings
164.
The Land Leviathan: A New Scientific Romance
The Land Leviathan: A New Scientific Romance 3.57 avg rating β€” 1,015 ratings
165.
Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic, #1)
Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 11,911 ratings
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Ghost Talkers
Ghost Talkers 3.86 avg rating β€” 4,660 ratings
167.
Erewhon (Erewhon, #1)
Erewhon (Erewhon, #1) 3.28 avg rating β€” 4,463 ratings
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The Berlin Project
The Berlin Project 3.74 avg rating β€” 921 ratings
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1634: The Ram Rebellion (Assiti Shards, #4)
1634: The Ram Rebellion (Assiti Shards, #4) 3.44 avg rating β€” 2,495 ratings
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Shades of Milk and Honey
Shades of Milk and Honey 3.51 avg rating β€” 17,846 ratings
170.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,015,502 ratings
172.
Second Contact (Colonization, #1)
Second Contact (Colonization, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 3,260 ratings
172.
The Complete Paratime
The Complete Paratime 4.06 avg rating β€” 228 ratings
174.
The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2)
The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, #2) 3.93 avg rating β€” 2,829 ratings
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Alternate Empires (What Might Have Been, #1)
Alternate Empires (What Might Have Been, #1) 3.59 avg rating β€” 227 ratings
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The Victorious Opposition (American Empire, #3)
The Victorious Opposition (American Empire, #3) 3.94 avg rating β€” 2,420 ratings
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River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1) 3.52 avg rating β€” 11,406 ratings
178.
The Present (VanWest, #2)
The Present (VanWest, #2) 3.64 avg rating β€” 2,283 ratings
179.
The Past (VanWest, #1)
The Past (VanWest, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 797 ratings
180.
Declare
Declare 4.03 avg rating β€” 5,692 ratings
181.
The Year the Cloud Fell (The Fallen Cloud Saga, #1)
The Year the Cloud Fell (The Fallen Cloud Saga, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 94 ratings
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Maelstrom (Destroyermen, #3)
Maelstrom (Destroyermen, #3) 4.21 avg rating β€” 4,114 ratings
183.
The Mirage
The Mirage
by: Matt Ruff
3.60 avg rating β€” 3,748 ratings
184.
Almost America: From the Colonists to Clinton: a "What If" History of the U.S.
Almost America: From the Colonists to Clinton: a "What If" History of the U.S. 3.40 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
185.
The Strange Case of Lord Byron's Lover (The Prometheus Saga)
The Strange Case of Lord Byron's Lover (The Prometheus Saga) 4.73 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
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Ever After (The Prometheus Saga)
Ever After (The Prometheus Saga) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
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Manteo: A Speculative History Mystery Short Read (The Prometheus Saga Book 1)
Manteo: A Speculative History Mystery Short Read (The Prometheus Saga Book 1) 4.40 avg rating β€” 15 ratings
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On Both Sides (The Prometheus Saga)
On Both Sides (The Prometheus Saga) 3.91 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
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Crystal Night (The Prometheus Saga)
Crystal Night (The Prometheus Saga) 4.23 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
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The Madman Theory
The Madman Theory 3.72 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
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Marathon (The Prometheus Saga)
Marathon (The Prometheus Saga) 3.50 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
192.
Wolf Hunt: The Burning Ages
Wolf Hunt: The Burning Ages 3.94 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
193.
The Execution Channel
The Execution Channel 3.45 avg rating β€” 1,048 ratings
193.
Caliphate
Caliphate 3.65 avg rating β€” 1,141 ratings
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The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus Trilogy, #2)
The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus Trilogy, #2) 4.12 avg rating β€” 95,934 ratings
196.
Fifteen Dollars' Guilt (The Prometheus Saga)
Fifteen Dollars' Guilt (The Prometheus Saga) 4.43 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
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Resurrection Day
Resurrection Day 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,332 ratings
198.
He Walked Around the Horses
He Walked Around the Horses 3.70 avg rating β€” 206 ratings
199.
Ministry of Space
Ministry of Space 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,627 ratings
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating β€” 809,781 ratings
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