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Alternative History

This list* was curated by Dorothy, one of our Reference Librarians.

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*see below for a definition of what Alternative History is about

Title details for The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal - Available Title details for The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander - Available Title details for Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld - Wait list Title details for Annelies by David R. Gillham - Available Title details for The Plot Against America by Philip Roth - Wait list Title details for The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson - Wait list Title details for The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick - Available Title details for River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey - Wait list Title details for The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon - Available Title details for Underground Airlines by Ben Winters - Available Title details for 11/22/63 by Stephen King - Wait list

If you are wondering what exactly defines the alternative history genre, take a look at what Novelist says:

“Alternative history books are a marriage of two bigger genres, historical fiction and science fiction. They pose a very specific kind of “what if” question to the reader: What if our known human history had been different? The author tinkers with recognizable history to create what is referred to as a “divergence point,” and then crafts a story that follows this new, alternative historical timeline. Though the story can diverge wildly from actual history, the author will take care to include historically accurate details alongside the speculative elements.”

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