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Best Alternate History

Description: It's been said that all fiction is an alternate history where the characters actually were alive. Let's NOT go there. A list of books where one or a few historical events happen differently and, suddenly, nothing is the same

Members: 36 participating members (show all)

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1
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
10,900 members, 401 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: bethielouwho (1), generalkala (1), brewergirl (1), AnnaClaire (1), foggidawn (1), susiesharp (1), norabelle414 (1), souloftherose (2), hailelib (4)

Thumbs down: andyl

Score: 32.19

2
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
17,856 members, 501 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: seabear (1), quigui (1), Aerrin99 (1), timspalding (1), souloftherose (1), generalkala (2), Crypto-Willobie (2), elenchus (2), norabelle414 (2), hipdeep (3), sdobie (6)

Thumbs down: igorken, sturlington, DaynaRT, aulsmith

Score: 31.05

3
His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik
4,549 members, 233 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: imager (1), suitable1 (1), quigui (2), foggidawn (2), generalkala (3), Aerrin99 (4), souloftherose (4), MikeBriggs (8)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 23.8

4
Watchmen
by Alan Moore
11,766 members, 314 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: gilroy (1), elenchus (1), JGKC (1), hipdeep (2), sturlington (3), Aerrin99 (3), cthulhuslibrarian (3), norabelle414 (3), geitebukkeskjegg (17)

Thumbs down: DaynaRT, andyl, MikeBriggs

Score: 23.49

5
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
6,826 members, 301 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), Crypto-Willobie (1), aulsmith (1), sdobie (2), brewergirl (3), daschaich (7)

Score: 20.86

6
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
6,308 members, 116 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: cthulhuslibrarian (2), aulsmith (2), Jarandel (4), sturlington (5), geitebukkeskjegg (6), sdobie (10), daschaich (12), andyl (13)

Thumbs down: MikeBriggs

Score: 19.29

7
Pavane
by Keith Roberts
821 members, 21 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: andyl (1), Jarandel (2), timspalding (5), geitebukkeskjegg (8), ABVR (9)

Thumbs down: MikeBriggs

Score: 12.73

8
Leviathan
by Scott Westerfeld
2,922 members, 227 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Aerrin99 (2), hailelib (2), foggidawn (3), souloftherose (6)

Score: 12.32

9
Farthing
by Jo Walton
867 members, 64 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: daschaich (1), sdobie (5), Aerrin99 (5), andyl (12), sturlington (13)

Thumbs down: MikeBriggs

Score: 11.61

10
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
by Joan Aiken
1,737 members, 40 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (1), souloftherose (5), sturlington (11), geitebukkeskjegg (19)

Score: 10.79

11
SS-GB
by Len Deighton
647 members, 11 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: geitebukkeskjegg (1), ABVR (8), andyl (9), daschaich (14)

Score: 10.76

12
1632
by Eric Flint
1,360 members, 43 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: MikeBriggs (1), suitable1 (2), daschaich (4), sdobie (8)

Thumbs down: andyl

Score: 10.57

13
Seventh Son
by Orson Scott Card
3,156 members, 46 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: EmScape (1), Jarandel (3), norabelle414 (4), sdobie (7), sturlington (12), geitebukkeskjegg (18)

Thumbs down: gilroy, andyl, aulsmith

Score: 10.42

14
The Difference Engine
by William Gibson
3,954 members, 59 reviews
3.29 stars (3.29 stars)

Lists: elenchus (3), Jarandel (5), ABVR (10), geitebukkeskjegg (11)

Score: 10.16

15
Bring the Jubilee
by Ward Moore
453 members, 10 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: andyl (2), ABVR (2), geitebukkeskjegg (12)

Score: 8.88

16
West of Eden
by Harry Harrison
818 members, 13 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: sdobie (3), suitable1 (4), MikeBriggs (18)

Score: 7.81

17
The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers
2,462 members, 67 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: cthulhuslibrarian (1), timspalding (3)

Score: 7.04

18
Fatherland
by Robert Harris
2,695 members, 53 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: brewergirl (2), souloftherose (3), ABVR (7), andyl (11), geitebukkeskjegg (20)

Thumbs down: generalkala, Oct326, aulsmith

Score: 6.95

19
The Guns of the South
by Harry Turtledove
1,130 members, 26 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: sdobie (1), ABVR (1), MikeBriggs (6), daschaich (8)

Thumbs down: sturlington, andyl, timspalding

Score: 6.93

20
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
12,487 members, 554 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2), generalkala (4)

Score: 6.19

21
Ruled Britannia
by Harry Turtledove
507 members, 10 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: The_Froo (1), MikeBriggs (13)

Score: 6.11

22
Gloriana
by Michael Moorcock
719 members, 8 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: Jarandel (1), geitebukkeskjegg (16)

Score: 6

23
Opening Atlantis
by Harry Turtledove
243 members, 11 reviews
3.38 stars (3.38 stars)

Lists: hailelib (1), MikeBriggs (17)

Score: 5.97

24
Return to Eden
by Harry Harrison
420 members, 1 review
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: suitable1 (3), MikeBriggs (4)

Score: 5.87

25
Back in the USSA
by Eugene Byrne
69 members, 0 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: geitebukkeskjegg (2), andyl (10)

Score: 5.61

26
Weapons of Choice
by John Birmingham
666 members, 10 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: geitebukkeskjegg (4), MikeBriggs (7), daschaich (10)

Thumbs down: andyl

Score: 5.54

27
Resurrection Day
by Brendan DuBois
263 members, 6 reviews
3.33 stars (3.33 stars)

Lists: ABVR (5), geitebukkeskjegg (9), daschaich (13)

Thumbs down: MikeBriggs

Score: 5.09

28
Pastwatch : The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
by Orson Scott Card
1,860 members, 38 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ABVR (6), sdobie (9)

Score: 4.87

29
Fire on the Mountain
by Terry Bisson
127 members, 0 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: andyl (5), geitebukkeskjegg (21)

Score: 4.54

30
Journey to Fusang
by William Sanders
26 members, 0 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1)

Score: 4

31
Voyage
by Stephen Baxter
481 members, 8 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: geitebukkeskjegg (3), ABVR (4)

Thumbs down: MikeBriggs

Score: 3.87

32
The Years of Rice and Salt
by Kim Stanley Robinson
2,221 members, 60 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: sturlington (4), andyl (6), daschaich (9)

Thumbs down: DaynaRT, aulsmith

Score: 3.69

33
Throne of Jade
by Naomi Novik
3,077 members, 107 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: imager (2), MikeBriggs (11)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 3.56

34
1633
by Eric Flint
984 members, 20 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: MikeBriggs (2), sdobie (11)

Thumbs down: andyl

Score: 3.56

35
Lord Darcy
by Randall Garrett
335 members, 5 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: hailelib (3), geitebukkeskjegg (10), ABVR (11)

Thumbs down: andyl, aulsmith

Score: 3.49

36
A Study in Emerald
by Neil Gaiman
56 members, 9 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: timspalding (2)

Score: 3.36

37
Black Powder War
by Naomi Novik
2,706 members, 88 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: imager (3), MikeBriggs (12)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 3.19

38
The Separation
by Christopher Priest
351 members, 19 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: andyl (3)

Score: 3.04

39
1812: The Rivers of War
by Eric Flint
292 members, 6 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: daschaich (3)

Score: 3.04

40
The Hammer And The Cross
by Harry Harrison
266 members, 1 review
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: MikeBriggs (3)

Score: 3.04

41
For Want of a Nail : If Burgoyne Had Won at Saratoga
by Robert Sobel
112 members, 3 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: ABVR (3)

Score: 3.04

42
Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
by Vladimir Nabokov
2,522 members, 41 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: timspalding (4)

Score: 2.83

43
How Few Remain
by Harry Turtledove
783 members, 7 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: sdobie (4)

Score: 2.83

44
Lest darkness fall
by L. Sprague de Camp
594 members, 11 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (4)

Score: 2.83

45
Ash : A Secret History
by Mary Gentle
480 members, 14 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: andyl (4)

Score: 2.83

46
The Domination
by S. M. Stirling
124 members, 1 review
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: daschaich (5), geitebukkeskjegg (14)

Thumbs down: andyl

Score: 2.74

47
A Midsummer Tempest
by Poul Anderson
395 members, 5 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: geitebukkeskjegg (5)

Score: 2.68

48
In the Country of the Blind
by Michael Flynn
281 members, 8 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: MikeBriggs (5)

Score: 2.68

49
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin
2,996 members, 54 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: sturlington (6)

Score: 2.56

50
Severed Wing: A Novel
by Martin J. Gidron
18 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: daschaich (6)

Score: 2.56

51
Anti-Ice
by Stephen Baxter
275 members, 3 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: geitebukkeskjegg (7)

Score: 2.46

52
Climb the Wind: A Novel of Another America
by Pamela Sargent
50 members, 3 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: andyl (7)

Score: 2.46

53
The Iron Dream
by Norman Spinrad
424 members, 20 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: andyl (8)

Score: 2.38

54
The Dream of Perpetual Motion
by Dexter Palmer
350 members, 32 reviews
3.4 stars (3.4 stars)

Lists: sturlington (8)

Score: 2.38

55
Boneshaker
by Cherie Priest
2,021 members, 147 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: sturlington (9)

Score: 2.31

56
The Mirage
by Matt Ruff
256 members, 17 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: sturlington (10)

Score: 2.25

57
The seven hills
by John Maddox Roberts
54 members, 1 review
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: MikeBriggs (10)

Score: 2.25

58
The Resurrections: A Novel
by Simon Louvish
17 members, 0 reviews
3.25 stars (3.25 stars)

Lists: daschaich (11)

Score: 2.2

59
The Human Front
by Ken MacLeod
15 members, 1 review
3.33 stars (3.33 stars)

Lists: geitebukkeskjegg (13)

Score: 2.11

60
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth
5,846 members, 128 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: sturlington (14)

Score: 2.07

61
Hannibal's Children
by John Maddox Roberts
79 members, 0 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: MikeBriggs (14)

Score: 2.07

62
Liberating Atlantis
by Harry Turtledove
71 members, 0 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: MikeBriggs (15)

Score: 2.03

63
Aztec Century
by Christopher Evans
62 members, 3 reviews
3.4 stars (3.4 stars)

Lists: geitebukkeskjegg (15)

Score: 2.03

64
Colonization: Down to Earth
by Harry Turtledove
513 members, 2 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: MikeBriggs (16)

Score: 2

65
Wild Cards
by George R. R. Martin
694 members, 5 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: daschaich (2)

Thumbs down: andyl

Score: 1.36

66
Hatrack River: Seventh Son / Red Prophet / Prentice Alvin
by Orson Scott Card
189 members, 2 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: hailelib (5), sturlington (7)

Thumbs down: gilroy, sdobie

Score: 1.13

67
Victory of Eagles
by Naomi Novik
1,503 members, 65 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: imager (4)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 0.83

68
1634: The Galileo Affair
by Eric Flint
671 members, 11 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: MikeBriggs (9)

Thumbs down: andyl

Score: 0.31

69
Tongues of Serpents
by Naomi Novik
798 members, 67 reviews
3.41 stars (3.41 stars)

Lists: imager (5)

Thumbs down: suitable1, aulsmith

Score: < 0

70
Worldwar: In the Balance
by Harry Turtledove
1,013 members, 14 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Thumbs down: andyl, timspalding

Score: < 0

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Started by: aulsmith (January 2012)

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