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  • Cover of The Alteration
    The AlterationNovel

    Kingsley Amis · standalone novel · 1976

    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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  • Cover of Making History
    Making HistoryNovel

    Stephen Fry · standalone novel · 1996

    Challenging in tone, set in contemporary.

    “While most of the book is written in standard prose, a couple of chapters are written in the format of a screenplay.”

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  • Cover of Pastwatch
    PastwatchSeries

    series · 2 books · 1996

    Time travel, about colonialism.

    “Much of the action deals with a group of scientists from the future who travel back to the 15th century in order to change the pattern of European contact with the Americas.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Redemption of Christopher Columbus →

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  • Cover of The Malacia Tapestry
    The Malacia TapestryNovel

    Brian W. Aldiss · standalone novel · 1976

    Historical fantasy, about class conflict and 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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  • Cover of Roma Eterna
    Roma EternaSeries

    series · 11 books · 1989

    Set in alternate earth.

    “Robert Silverberg's Roma Eterna imagines an alternate history in which the Roman Empire never fell and endures into the present day, tracing its long, uneven survival through a sequence of pivotal moments across two millennia.”

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  • Cover of Cahokia Jazz
    Cahokia JazzNovel

    Francis Spufford · standalone novel · 2023

    Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in alternate earth and early 20th century.

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