Alternate History Fiction Part I (4.95 to 4.45 stars) 6/8/05
Explore top-rated alternate history fiction books with ratings from 4.95 to 4.45 stars. Discover captivating what-if scenarios and timeless classics in this curated list of must-read titles.
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1632
by Eric Flint
FREEDOM AND JUSTICE -- AMERICAN STYLE 1632 And in northern Germany things couldn't get much worse. Famine. Disease. Religous war laying waste the cities. Only …
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The Hammer & The Cross
by Harry Harrison
In an alternate history set in A.D. 865, Shef, son of a Norse raider and an English lady, tries to carve out a kingdom of …
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Return to Eden
by Harry Harrison
The final volume in the majestic, bestselling science fiction trilogy that began with "West of Eden" and "Winter in Eden", this climactic saga depicts the …
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The Guns of the South
by Harry Turtledove
"It is absolutely unique--without question the most fascinating Civil War novel I have ever read." Professor James M. McPherson Pultizer Prize-winning BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM …
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In the Country of the Blind
by Michael Flynn
Set primarily in the present, with intriguing flashbacks to the 1800s, "In the Country of the Blind" concerns a small group of American idealists who …
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Weapons of Choice
by John Birmingham
In a first installment of a three-part alternate history epic, America's World War II fleet is decimated by a multi-national task force sent back in …
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The Seven Hills
by John Maddox Roberts
The Roman empire has been reborn and history will never be the same in the new novel from the acclaimed author of Hannibal's Children.
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Ruled Britannia
by Harry Turtledove
In an alternate Elizabethan England, the Queen is imprisoned in the Tower and William Shakespeare must write a play that will incite the citizens to …
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Down to Earth (Colonization, Book Two)
by Harry Turtledove
“The leading author of alternate history.”—USA Today In 1942 Hitler led the world's most savage military machine. Stalin ruled Russia while America was just beginning …
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Stars and Stripes in Peril
by Harry Harrison
"HARRY HARRISON IS ONE OF SCIENCE FICTION’S MOST PROLIFIC AND ACCOMPLISHED CRAFTSMEN." —The New York Times Book Review In the midst of Civil War, a …
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Ring of Fire
by Eric Flint
Return to the alternate universe of "1632"and "1633" with the top writers of alternate history and military SF. Includes stories by David Weber, Mercedes Lackey, …
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One King's Way
by Harry Harrison
A craftsman, visionary, and warrior, Shef has risen from slavery to become king of a mighty Viking nation. But his growing kingdom menaces all of …
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King and Emperor
by Harry Harrison
Rome threatens the Viking King Shef's navy with a new invention of unparalleled destruction. Shef heads East in search of wisdom and finds the hiding …
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Fox at the Front
by Douglas Niles
A group of disillusioned officers of Hitler's high command plant a bomb that successfully kills the Fuhrer. For a moment, there is an opportunity for …
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The Victorious Opposition (American Empire, Book Three)
by Harry Turtledove
“[A] colossal and brilliant saga . . . [This novel] may be the strongest and most compelling since the opener, How Few Remain.”—Publishers Weekly (starred …