Alternate History/Dystopian fiction
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- 17 Books
Stories that explore "what if" scenarios in history—what if a major event happened differently? These books reimagine history with a twist, often exploring the political or cultural consequences of those changes.
Armistice
ByHarry Turtledove
2017 • 448 pages
Brave New Worlds
ByCory Doctorow,Paolo Bacigalupi,+31 more
2010 • 20 Readers • 489 pages • 4
Cat's Cradle
ByKurt Vonnegut
1963 • 1,449 Readers • 192 pages • 4.1
Das Königsprojekt
ByCarl Amery
1974 • 308 pages
Fallout
ByHarry Turtledove
Fatherland
ByRobert Harris,Roberta Rambelli(Translator)
1991 • 186 Readers • 402 pages • 3.9
Never Let Me Go
ByKazuo Ishiguro
2000 • 2,216 Readers • 282 pages • 3.8
The Gate of Time
ByPhilip José Farmer
1966 • 1 Reader • 176 pages
#3 of 7 in Timeline-191
The Great War - Breakthroughs
ByHarry Turtledove
1998 • 6 Readers • 484 pages • 3.9
#1 of 3 in The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
ByMargaret Atwood
1985 • 3,615 Readers • 224 pages • 4.1
The Man in the High Castle
ByPhilip K. Dick
1962 • 1,129 Readers • 239 pages • 3.5
The Plot Against America
ByPhilip Roth
2004 • 258 Readers • 391 pages • 3.6
The Sound of His Horn
BySarban,John William Wall
1952 • 3 Readers • 123 pages
#1 of 3 in Mecha Samurai Empire
United States of Japan
ByPeter Tieryas
2001 • 77 Readers • 387 pages • 3.5