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How Few Remain UniverseSeries
series11 books1997
Alternate history, tense in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in north america and early 20th century.
“How Few Remain opens Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory timeline, imagining a North America where the Confederacy won the Civil War.”
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Days of InfamySeries
series2 books2004
War & military, about colonialism.
“Harry Turtledove's Days of Infamy duology reimagines the Pacific theater of World War II with an alternate outcome at Pearl Harbor: a Japanese invasion and occupation of Hawaii rather than a single carrier strike.”
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The Plot Against AmericaNovel
Philip Rothstandalone novel2004
Historical fiction and science fiction, about totalitarianism and race and racism.
“Roosevelt is defeated in 1940 by Charles Lindbergh, who guides the US towards fascism and anti-Semitism.”
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SS-GBNovel
Len Deightonstandalone novel1978
Spy thriller and mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in british isles.
“Archer's investigation collides with occupation politics, the British resistance, and rival factions of the SS and the German Army, each wanting the case to go a different way.”
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1945Novel
Robert Conroystandalone novel2007
War & military, set in east asia.
“In the novel's point of divergence, the Kyūjō coup successfully suppresses Japanese Emperor Hirohito's order to surrender and so World War II in the Pacific continues into 1946.”
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The Guns of the SouthNovel
Harry Turtledovestandalone novel1992
Science fiction and war & military, set in our world and 19th century.