swap_horiz Bitter Seeds Alternatives

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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

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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

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Declare

Declare is a 2001 supernatural spy novel by American author Tim Powers that won the World Fantasy Award. The narrative o...

Cold War Supernatural Novel Spy

8.5 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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The Dragon Waiting

The Dragon Waiting is a 1983 alternate-history fantasy novel by American writer John M. Ford. It depicts a Renaissance E...

Byzantine Novel 1983 Alt Medieval

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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Resistance

Resistance is a 2007 alternate history novel by Welsh author Owen Sheers. The story is set in 1944 within an isolated va...

Wwii Novel Wales Nazi Occupation

7.4 Good

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In the Presence of Mine Enemies

"In the Presence of Mine Enemies" is a 2003 alternate history novel written by Harry Turtledove. Set in a timeline where...

Wwii Nazi Victory Novel Turtledove

7.3 Good

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Collaborator

Collaborator is an alternate-history novel by Murray Davies, published in 2003. Its point of divergence is a successful...

Wwii British Novel Nazi Occupation

6.7 Fair

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TimeRiders

TimeRiders is a young-adult science-fiction novel by Alex Scarrow, first published in 2010 and later followed by additio...

Time Travel Wwii Novel Ya

6.7 Fair

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Hitler's War

Hitler’s War is a 2009 alternate-history novel by Harry Turtledove and the first volume of The War That Came Early. It i...

Wwii Early War Novel Turtledove

6.4 Fair

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After the Downfall

After the Downfall is a 2008 alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove in which a German soldier at the end of World W...

Wwii Novel Berlin Portal

5.9 Mediocre