Best Alternate History

Descripció
It's been said that all fiction is an alternate history where the characters actually were alive. Let's NOT go there. A list of books where one or a few historical events happen differently and, suddenly, nothing is the same
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Jonathan Strange i el senyor Norrell
de Susanna Clarke
26,960 membres
772 ressenyes
3.9
16 Members
timspalding, seabear, hipdeep, sdobie, Aerrin99, norabelle414, elenchus, quigui, Crypto-Willobie, souloftherose, aadyer, Her_Royal_Orangeness, cej1027, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,generalkala , ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,
Explicacions
aulsmith : Too many things are different.
sturlington : DNF
4
His Majesty's Dragon
de Naomi Novik
8,045 membres
370 ressenyes
4.1
15 Members
hailelib, Aquila, generalkala, sdobie, foggidawn, MikeBriggs, inge87, KimarieBee, Aerrin99, norabelle414, quigui, suitable1, souloftherose, electrice, BomboChipolata,andyl ,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : Seems to me that the dragons should have made a difference earlier
5
El Sindicat de policies jueus
de Michael Chabon
10,381 membres
421 ressenyes
3.8
12 Members
brewergirl, hailelib, daschaich, anglemark, sdobie, rajukv, abbottthomas, aulsmith, Crypto-Willobie, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963
6
Farthing
de Jo Walton
1,582 membres
114 ressenyes
3.9
12 Members
andyl, hailelib, Aquila, daschaich, anglemark, sdobie, Aerrin99, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, elkiedee, BomboChipolata,MikeBriggs
7
Watchmen
de Alan Moore
19,133 membres
493 ressenyes
½ 4.3
12 Members
hipdeep, sdobie, rajukv, cthulhuslibrarian, Aerrin99, elenchus, geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, JGKC, aadyer, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl , ,MikeBriggs ,cej1027
8
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,793 membres
938 ressenyes
3.8
9 Members
Aquila, generalkala, abbottthomas, sturlington, lewbs, aadyer, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
9
Leviathan
de Scott Westerfeld
5,579 membres
348 ressenyes
3.9
8 Members
hailelib, foggidawn, Aerrin99, feaelin, norabelle414, souloftherose, BomboChipolata, soelo
10
Pavane
de Keith Roberts
1,401 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 3.7
9 Members
timspalding, andyl, ABVR, anglemark, pitjrw, otori, geitebukkeskjegg, souloftherose, Jarandel,MikeBriggs
11
Fatherland
de Robert Harris
4,668 membres
112 ressenyes
3.8
11 Members
brewergirl, andyl, ABVR, sdobie, rajukv, otori, geitebukkeskjegg, souloftherose, lewbs, aadyer, leigonj,generalkala ,aulsmith ,
Explicacions
aulsmith : It was okay, but not a "best" for me
12
SS-GB
de Len Deighton
1,309 membres
30 ressenyes
½ 3.6
8 Members
andyl, ABVR, daschaich, abbottthomas, aulsmith, otori, geitebukkeskjegg, aadyer
13
Life After Life
de Kate Atkinson
8,242 membres
589 ressenyes
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, HeatherMoss
14
Complot contra els Estats Units
de Philip Roth
8,945 membres
217 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
abbottthomas, geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, lewbs, elkiedee, electrice
Explicacions
elkiedee: If someone thought it's ok to post a an antisemitic text which was a major inspiration to Nazis here - the Protocols of the Elders of Zion! - and no one else has challenged it, more people need to read this novel by Philip Roth and other fiction/non fiction about all kinds of racism.
15
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
de Joan Aiken
3,439 membres
82 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
Aquila, merrystar, geitebukkeskjegg, SylviaC, sturlington, souloftherose, elkiedee,
16
A Study in Emerald {short story}
de Neil Gaiman
274 membres
17 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Members
timspalding, sturlington, souloftherose, aadyer, soelo
17
The Difference Engine
de William Gibson
5,903 membres
87 ressenyes
½ 3.3
5 Members
ABVR, sdobie, elenchus, geitebukkeskjegg, Jarandel
18
The Years of Rice and Salt
de Kim Stanley Robinson
3,485 membres
106 ressenyes
½ 3.6
6 Members
andyl, daschaich, sdobie, pitjrw, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, ,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : I didn't like the whole reincarnation bit (in terms of alternate history)
19
The Peshawar Lancers
de S. M. Stirling
810 membres
16 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
inge87, majkia, otori, aadyer
20
The Guns of the South
de Harry Turtledove
1,703 membres
38 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
ABVR, daschaich, sdobie, MikeBriggs, rajukv,timspalding ,andyl
21
Ash: A Secret History
de Mary Gentle
699 membres
18 ressenyes
4
4 Members
andyl, Aquila, geitebukkeskjegg, BomboChipolata
22
11/22/63
de Stephen King
13,544 membres
761 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
rajukv, otori, sturlington, ahef1963, HeatherMoss,ManWithAnAgenda
23
The Alteration
de Kingsley Amis
685 membres
17 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
pitjrw, abbottthomas, lewbs
24
The Anubis Gates
de Tim Powers
3,785 membres
114 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
timspalding, cthulhuslibrarian, souloftherose
25
West of Eden
de Harry Harrison
1,301 membres
21 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
hailelib, sdobie, MikeBriggs, suitable1
26
Dominion
de C. J. Sansom
1,058 membres
53 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, elkiedee, aadyer
27
Lest Darkness Fall
de L. Sprague de Camp
1,006 membres
28 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
hipdeep, sdobie, otori
28
1632
de Eric Flint
2,183 membres
66 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
hailelib, daschaich, sdobie, MikeBriggs, suitable1,andyl ,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explicacions
aulsmith : Admittedly only one thing changes, but it's a hell of a big thing that requires extra-terrestrial intervention.
29
Bring the Jubilee
de Ward Moore
863 membres
23 ressenyes
½ 3.6
3 Members
andyl, ABVR, geitebukkeskjegg
30
In the Country of the Blind
de Michael Flynn
397 membres
10 ressenyes
½ 3.5
3 Members
MikeBriggs, geitebukkeskjegg, Her_Royal_Orangeness
31
The Execution Channel
de Ken MacLeod
552 membres
25 ressenyes
½ 3.5
3 Members
sdobie, aulsmith, geitebukkeskjegg
Explicacions
aulsmith: I wasn't completely sure that only one change led to all this, but this was a hell of a good book with a lot of surprising alternatives.
32
Ha'penny
de Jo Walton
765 membres
51 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
sdobie, sturlington, elkiedee
33
Kushiel's Dart
de Jacqueline Carey
6,984 membres
238 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
lachapakhan, BomboChipolata
34
River of Teeth
de Sarah Gailey
751 membres
68 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
norabelle414, sturlington
35
Throne of Jade
de Naomi Novik
4,872 membres
166 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
MikeBriggs, KimarieBee, electrice,aulsmith
36
Ruled Britannia
de Harry Turtledove
726 membres
20 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
MikeBriggs, The_Froo
37
Opening Atlantis
de Harry Turtledove
423 membres
15 ressenyes
½ 3.3
2 Members
hailelib, MikeBriggs
38
Black Hearts in Battersea
de Joan Aiken
1,109 membres
25 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
pitjrw, elkiedee
39
A Midsummer Tempest
de Poul Anderson
660 membres
10 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
inge87, geitebukkeskjegg
40
Gloriana
de Michael Moorcock
1,110 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
geitebukkeskjegg, Jarandel
41
Back in the USSA
de Eugene Byrne
95 membres
3.8
2 Members
andyl, geitebukkeskjegg
42
Weapons of Choice
de John Birmingham
997 membres
20 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
daschaich, MikeBriggs, geitebukkeskjegg,andyl
43
Climb the Wind
de Pamela Sargent
83 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
andyl, aulsmith
44
Seventh Son
de Orson Scott Card
4,567 membres
70 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
hailelib, sdobie, EmScape, geitebukkeskjegg, Jarandel,andyl ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
aulsmith : If there's been magic all along, this shouldn't be the first thing that changes.
45
The Separation
de Christopher Priest
579 membres
23 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
andyl, souloftherose
46
El Taló de ferro
de Jack London
1,481 membres
38 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
pitjrw, abbottthomas
47
Fire on the Mountain
de Terry Bisson
278 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
andyl, geitebukkeskjegg
48
The Only Harmless Great Thing
de Brooke Bolander
445 membres
38 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
Aquila, sturlington
49
Half a Crown
de Jo Walton
549 membres
40 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, elkiedee
50
The Iron Dream
de Norman Spinrad
745 membres
31 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
andyl, geitebukkeskjegg
51
Lion's Blood
de Steven Barnes
392 membres
11 ressenyes
4
2 Members
otori, geitebukkeskjegg
52
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
de R.F. Kuang
4,520 membres
103 ressenyes
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
53
The Golden City
de J. Kathleen Cheney
179 membres
10 ressenyes
3.8
Member
inge87
54
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
de Douglas C. Jones
139 membres
3 ressenyes
3.2
Member
clue
55
Journey to Fusang
de William Sanders
40 membres
3.9
Member
hipdeep
56
Voyage
de Stephen Baxter
743 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
ABVR, geitebukkeskjegg,MikeBriggs
57
Return To Eden
de Harry Harrison
704 membres
5 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
MikeBriggs, suitable1,andyl
58
Lord Darcy
de Randall Garrett
516 membres
7 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
hailelib, ABVR, geitebukkeskjegg,andyl ,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : He never explains how the world got this way, though it's a very fun world.
59
She Who Became the Sun
de Shelley Parker-Chan
1,845 membres
51 ressenyes
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
60
Invasion: The Alternate History of the German Invasion of England, July 1940
de Kenneth Macksey
187 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
leigonj
61
Black Powder War
de Naomi Novik
4,263 membres
132 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
MikeBriggs, KimarieBee,aulsmith
62
New Amsterdam
de Elizabeth Bear
681 membres
32 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : It's the same world as Randall Garrett's Lord Darcy books. Interesting, but unexplained
63
Boneshaker
de Cherie Priest
3,701 membres
217 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
sturlington, ahef1963,aulsmith
64
How Few Remain
de Harry Turtledove
1,197 membres
18 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
sdobie
65
The Cuckoo Tree
de Joan Aiken
493 membres
11 ressenyes
4
Member
elkiedee
66
The Kingdoms
de Natasha Pulley
467 membres
23 ressenyes
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
67
The Hammer and the Cross
de Harry Harrison
446 membres
3 ressenyes
3.8
Member
MikeBriggs
68
1812: The Rivers of War (The Trail of Glory)
de Eric Flint
440 membres
10 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
daschaich
69
The Shadow of Albion
de Andre Norton
406 membres
6 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
70
The Midnight Queen
de Sylvia Izzo Hunter
368 membres
32 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
inge87
71
For Want of a Nail
de Robert Sobel
174 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
ABVR
72
The Lucky Strike
de Kim Stanley Robinson
171 membres
13 ressenyes
4.1
Member
pitjrw
73
Resurrection Day
de Brendan DuBois
403 membres
7 ressenyes
½ 3.4
3 Members
ABVR, daschaich, geitebukkeskjegg,MikeBriggs ,aadyer
74
Everfair
de Nisi Shawl
673 membres
29 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
anglemark
75
Light Perpetual
de Francis Spufford
404 membres
16 ressenyes
3.8
Member
pitjrw
76
Any Day Now: A Novel
de Terry Bisson
60 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
geitebukkeskjegg
77
Point of Honour
de Madeleine E. Robins
362 membres
16 ressenyes
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
78
The Domination
de S. M. Stirling
170 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.7
2 Members
daschaich, geitebukkeskjegg,andyl
79
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
de Orson Scott Card
2,591 membres
53 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ABVR, sdobie,ManWithAnAgenda
80
The Dream of Perpetual Motion
de Dexter Palmer
605 membres
42 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
sturlington
81
The Severed Wing
de Martin J. Gidron
34 membres
1 ressenya
4
Member
daschaich
82
The Death of Napoleon
de Simon Leys
290 membres
11 ressenyes
3.8
Member
pitjrw
83
Cold Magic
de Kate Elliott
1,128 membres
73 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
Aquila
84
Anti-ice
de Stephen Baxter
427 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
geitebukkeskjegg
85
Outlawed
de Anna North
974 membres
42 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
Aquila
86
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
de Neal Stephenson
2,052 membres
100 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
87
Underground Airlines
de Ben H. Winters
1,305 membres
76 ressenyes
3.9
Member
sturlington
88
Radiance
de Catherynne M. Valente
882 membres
38 ressenyes
3.8
Member
Aquila
89
The Seven Hills
de John Maddox Roberts
80 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.6
Member
MikeBriggs
90
Master of the Revels: A Return to Neal Stephenson's D.O.D.O.
de Nicole Galland
169 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
91
The Resurrections: A Novel
de Simon Louvish
32 membres
3.2
Member
daschaich
92
Fireball
de John Christopher
95 membres
5 ressenyes
3.9
Member
Aquila
93
The Afrika Reich
de Guy Saville
202 membres
26 ressenyes
3
2 Members
otori, geitebukkeskjegg,aadyer
94
Hannibal's Children
de John Maddox Roberts
118 membres
½ 3.7
Member
MikeBriggs
95
Liberating Atlantis
de Harry Turtledove
194 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
MikeBriggs
96
Colonization: Down to Earth
de Harry Turtledove
788 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
MikeBriggs
97
The Human Front
de Ken MacLeod
85 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Member
geitebukkeskjegg
98
Aztec Century
de Christopher Evans
102 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
geitebukkeskjegg
99
Eifelheim
de Michael Flynn
1,108 membres
68 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
sturlington
100
The Burning Mountain
de Alfred Coppel
95 membres
3 ressenyes
3.9
Member
geitebukkeskjegg