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universe687 books2000

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

Crosstime TrafficSeries

series6 books2003

Science fiction, 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 →

The War That Came EarlySeries

series6 books2009

War & military, about political intrigue, set in early 20th century.

“As is typical of Turtledove's alternate histories, the narrative follows a large cast of both fictional and historical characters.”
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Start with Hitler's War →

The Leviathan TrilogySeries

series3 books2009

Steampunk, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.

“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
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Start with Leviathan →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
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Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

The Proteus OperationNovel

James P. Hoganstandalone novel1985

Science fiction and time travel, set in our world and mid 20th century.

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