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Alt-History

Cosmology built on counter-factual political turning points, exploring alternative historical realities born from altered past events.

The thrill of 'what if?' made manifest. It's the intellectual puzzle of tracing the cascading consequences of a single historical pivot, exploring how familiar nations, cultures, and technologies might have evolved differently. The appeal lies in the detailed, plausible reimagining of a world shaped by a different past.

Books

11/22/63Stephen King
The Years of Rice and SaltKim Stanley Robinson
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal
Radio Free AlbemuthPhilip K. Dick
1632Eric Flint
The Fated SkyMary Robinette Kowal
DarwiniaRobert Charles Wilson
All ClearConnie Willis
Blonde rootsBernardine Evaristo
BrasylIan McDonald
1633David Weber
The Just CityJo Walton
A Midsummer TempestPoul Anderson
FatherlandRobert Harris
Missile GapCharles Stross
EmperorStephen Baxter
Weapons of ChoiceJohn Birmingham
Congress of SecretsStephanie Burgis
Red inferno: 1945Robert Conroy
Himmler's warRobert Conroy
The separationChristopher Priest
Cahokia JazzFrancis Spufford
Blake's ProgressRay Faraday Nelson
In War TimesKathleen Ann Goonan
Paths to OtherwhereJames P. Hogan
The Age of RaJames Lovegrove
The Summer IslesIan R. MacLeod
Stone SpringStephen Baxter
Three KingsGeorge R. R. Martin
Ha'pennyJo Walton
The children's warJ. N. Stroyar
V-S DayAllen Steele
WeaverStephen Baxter
The Ghost of the RevelatorL. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Berlin ProjectGregory Benford
Ink, Iron, and GlassGwendolyn Clare
Re-EntryPaul Preuss
The KingdomsNatasha Pulley
Designated TargetsJohn Birmingham
Cowboy AngelsPaul J. McAuley
RelativesGeorge Alec Effinger
Half a CrownJo Walton
The British LionTony Schumacher

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