Most Popular Alternate History Books of the 2000s

Temeraire #1

Temeraire

Naomi Novik

Fantasy · Dragons · Locus Award · Alternate History

January 2006

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

Fantasy · 19th century · Fairies · Historical Fantasy · Hugo Award

2004

Not Before Sundown

Johanna Sinisalo

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Urban Fantasy · Translation · Alternate History

2003

Temeraire #2

Throne of Jade

Naomi Novik

Fantasy · Dragons · Locus Award · Alternate History

April 2006

The Cardinal's Blades #1

The Cardinal's Blades

Pierre Pevel

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · David Gemmell Award · Translation · Alternate History

November 15, 2009

The Lords of Creation #2

In the Courts of the Crimson Kings

S. M. Stirling

Science Fiction · Alternate History

March 18, 2008

Settling Accounts #4

In at the Death

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2007

Piratica #3

Piratica III - Being: The Gallant Tale of a Fearless Heroine and a Fatal Secret

Tanith Lee

Fantasy · Alternate History

September 2007

Settling Accounts #3

The Grapple

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2006

Infamy Duology / Pearl Harbor #2

End of the Beginning

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2005

Romanitas #1

Romanitas

Sophia McDougall

Alternate History

2005

Infamy Duology / Pearl Harbor #1

Days of Infamy

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2004

The Buried Pyramid

Jane Lindskold

Fantasy · Alternate History

2004

Heirs of Alexandria #1

The Shadow of the Lion

Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer

Fantasy · Alternate History

2002

Frontier Magic #1

Thirteenth Child

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult · Alternate History

April 2009

Destroyermen #3

Maelstrom

Taylor Anderson

Science Fiction · Alternate History

January 28, 2009

Assiti Shards #2

1633

Eric Flint, David Weber

Science Fiction · Alternate History

2002

Battle Royale

Koushun Takami

Translation · Alternate History · Thriller

2003

The First History

Ash: A Secret History

Mary Gentle

Fantasy · Science Fiction · BSFA Award · Alternate History

2000

Destroyermen #2

Crusade

Taylor Anderson

Science Fiction · Alternate History

September 26, 2008

Leviathan Trilogy #1

Leviathan

Scott Westerfeld

Fantasy · Steampunk · Young Adult · Locus Award · Alternate History

October 1, 2009

The Baroque Cycle #3

The System of the World

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Locus Award · Alternate History

2004

The Baroque Cycle #2

The Confusion

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Locus Award · Alternate History

2004

The Peshawar Lancers

S. M. Stirling

Science Fiction · Alternate History

2002

The Age of Unreason #4

The Shadows of God

Greg Keyes

Fantasy · Alternate History

2001

The Age of Unreason #3

Empire of Unreason

Greg Keyes

Fantasy · Alternate History

2000

Crosstime Traffic #4

The Disunited States of America

Harry Turtledove

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Alternate History

2006

Stories from Éireann

Ars Memoriae

Beth Bernobich

Steampunk · Alternate History

October 2009

The War That Came Early #1

Hitler's War

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

August 3, 2009

Small Change #3

Half a Crown

Jo Walton

Alternate History

September 23, 2008

The Alchemy of Stone

Ekaterina Sedia

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

August 2, 2008

The Man with the Iron Heart

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

July 19, 2008

Clockwork Trilogy #1

Clockwork Heart

Dru Pagliassotti

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History · Romance

March 1, 2008

Crosstime Traffic #5

The Gladiator

Harry Turtledove

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Alternate History

2007

The Company of the Dead

David Kowalski

Science Fiction · Alternate History

2007

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon

Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award · Alternate History · Mainstream

May 2007