swap_horiz The Mirage Alternatives

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

In Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, the return of practical magic unsettles an alternative Regency Englan...

British Novel Magic Napoleonic Wars

8.60 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

8.35 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

8.05 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

8.05 Great

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Anno Dracula: 1918 The Bloody Red Baron

The Bloody Red Baron is a 1995 alternate history novel by Kim Newman, the second in his Anno Dracula series, set during...

Series Vampire Novel Wwi

8.00 Great

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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

7.91 Good

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Bitter Seeds

Bitter Seeds is a 2010 alternate history novel by Ian Tregillis, the first in the Milkweed Triptych, depicting a World W...

Wwii Novel Milkweed Ian Tregillis

7.85 Good

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The Paying Guests

The Paying Guests is a 2014 literary novel by Sarah Waters set in 1920s London, following a widow who takes in lodgers a...

Crime Novel Interwar Sarah Waters

7.80 Good

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Lincoln's Dreams

Lincoln's Dreams is a 1987 science fiction novel by American author Connie Willis. The narrative follows a young woman n...

1980S Novel Civil War Time Slip

7.75 Good

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Moscow 2042

Moscow 2042 is a 1986 satirical dystopian novel by Russian writer and Soviet dissident Vladimir Voinovich. The story fol...

Russian Novel Dystopia Soviet Satire

7.75 Good

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Ha'penny

Ha'penny is a 2007 alternate history detective novel by Canadian author Jo Walton, serving as the second installment in...

Series British Novel Nazi Peace

7.75 Good

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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

7.75 Good

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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

7.68 Good

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Great War: American Front

Great War: American Front is a 1998 alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove and the first book in the Great War tril...

Novel Wwi Timeline 191 Turtledove

7.65 Good

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Half a Crown

Half a Crown is a 2008 alternate history novel by Welsh-Canadian writer Jo Walton, concluding her Small Change trilogy f...

Series British Novel Nazi Peace

7.65 Good

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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

7.64 Good

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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

7.64 Good

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Empire of Ice and Stone

Empire of Ice and Stone is a 2022 narrative nonfiction book by Buddy Levy recounting the harrowing 1913–1914 Arctic surv...

Survival Novel Edwardian Arctic Expedition

7.55 Good

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Black Powder War

Black Powder War is a 2006 fantasy and alternate history novel written by Naomi Novik. It serves as the third installmen...

Novel Middle East Napoleonic Wars Temeraire

7.27 Good

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Through Darkest Europe

Through Darkest Europe is a 2018 alternate-history novel by American writer Harry Turtledove. It reverses familiar assum...

Novel Middle East Inverted Turtledove

5.60 Mediocre