Most Popular Alternate History Books

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

The First History

Ilario: The Lion's Eye

Mary Gentle

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Alternate History

2006

The Light Ages #2

The House of Storms

Ian R. MacLeod

Fantasy · Alternate History

2005

Settling Accounts #2

Drive to the East

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2005

The Trail of Glory #1

1812: The Rivers of War

Eric Flint

Alternate History

2005

Worldwar Universe

Homeward Bound

Harry Turtledove

Science Fiction · Alternate History

2004

Crosstime Traffic #2

Curious Notions

Harry Turtledove

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Alternate History

2004

Settling Accounts #1

Return Engagement

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2004

The First History

Under the Penitence

Mary Gentle

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Alternate History

2004

White Crow

White Crow

Mary Gentle

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Collection · Alternate History

2003

Stonehenge

Bernard Cornwell

Alternate History · Mainstream

June 5, 2000

The Great War #3

Breakthroughs

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2000

Assiti Shards #1

1632

Eric Flint

Science Fiction · Alternate History

2000

Archangel

Robert Harris

Alternate History · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Worldwar #4

Striking the Balance

Harry Turtledove

Science Fiction · Alternate History

1996

Worldwar #1

In the Balance

Harry Turtledove

Science Fiction · Alternate History

1994

The Guns of the South

Harry Turtledove

Science Fiction · Alternate History

1992

White Crow #2

The Architecture of Desire

Mary Gentle

Fantasy · Alternate History

1991

White Crow #1

Rats and Gargoyles

Mary Gentle

Fantasy · Alternate History

1990

Bring the Jubilee

Ward Moore

Alternate History

1953

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

G. K. Chesterton

Fantasy · Alternate History · Mainstream

1904

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

Alternate History

2004

Grandville #1

Grandville

Bryan Talbot

Alternate History · Thriller · Comics

October 15, 2009

Oddity #2

Mooncussers

Eli Brown

Fantasy · 19th century · Young Adult · Alternate History · Western

2025

Destroyermen #1

Into the Storm

Taylor Anderson

Science Fiction · Alternate History

June 3, 2008

Vampyria Saga #2

The Court of Miracles

Victor Dixen

Fantasy · Vampires · Young Adult · Translation · Alternate History

June 25, 2024

The Invisible Library #2

The Masked City

Genevieve Cogman

Fantasy · Alternate History

December 3, 2015

The Baroque Cycle #1

Quicksilver

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award · Alternate History

2003

Oddity #1

Oddity

Eli Brown

Fantasy · 19th century · Young Adult · Alternate History · Western

March 2021

Jackelian World #1

The Court of the Air

Stephen Hunt

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

2007

Lady Astronaut #2

The Fated Sky

Mary Robinette Kowal

Science Fiction · Alternate History

August 20, 2018