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Alternate history, set in europe.

“Somewhere in the spring of 1631, the sky over a stretch of Thuringian farmland cracks open, and when it closes a piece of the year 2000 is sitting in the middle of the Thirty Years' War.”
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Start with 1632 →

includes Queen of the Sea / The Alexander Inheritance, Assiti Shards Universe Novels, Time Spike

The AlterationNovel

Kingsley Amisstandalone novel1976

About faith and religion, set in alternate earth.

“The Reformation does not take place, Martin Luther becomes pope, Italy never unites…”
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The Malacia TapestryNovel

Brian W. Aldissstandalone novel1976

Historical fantasy, reflective in tone, about totalitarianism, set in big city.

“While Malacia is considered a near-utopia, the happiness in the city belies the authoritarian rule of the powerful Supreme Council, which uses fear to prevent progress.”
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Crosstime TrafficSeries

series6 books2003

Set in alternate earth.

“Harry Turtledove's Crosstime Traffic novels are set on an Earth that has discovered travel to alternate timelines where history unfolded differently, exploited commercially by the monopoly company that gives the series its name.”
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Start with Gunpowder Empire →

Age of UnreasonSeries

series4 books1998

Historical fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“As English armies push nearer to Paris, Louis calls for a new weapon - a mysterious device known only as Newton's Cannon.”
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Start with Newton's Cannon →

The Baroque CycleSeries

series11 books2003

Historical fiction, set in europe and renaissance and early modern.

“The sciences of cryptology and numismatics feature heavily in the series, as they do in some of Stephenson's other works.”
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Start with Quicksilver →

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