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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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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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Pavane

"Pavane" is a 1968 science fiction and alternate history novel by British author Keith Roberts, structured as a fix-up o...

British Novel Spanish Armada No Reformation

8.0 Great

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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

7.9 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

7.8 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

7.7 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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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

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SS-GB (TV series)

SS-GB is a 2017 British television drama series based on Len Deighton's 1978 alternate-history novel. The story imagines...

British Bbc TV Series 2017

5.4 Mediocre