The united states has ceased to exist, the soviet union is a rump state in siberia still called. This same basic idea appears again and again, but im yet to read a good alternative history set in a 21st century which departed from our history from before world war one. Theres plenty of imagination on display hereand research, too, as baxter invents not only a credible mission to mars but also a credible. What would have happened if fdr had decided to meet the japanese in a sea battle north of pearl on december 7, 1941.
His days of infamy books have japan occupying hawaii. Robert conroys red inferno, for example, is a novel in form but addresses primarily a war between the soviet union and the western allies in 1945. Operation cerberus ww2 redealt book 1 by james wheeler 2. His southern victory or timeline191 series has the confederates beating the union. The historic cure for porphyria was drinking blood. And the man in the high castle is among the most wellknown books that tackle that question. Dicks brainwarping story is set in a world where the axis powers won world war ii, and america has been divided between japan and nazi germany the brain twisting bit. Flag of the united states 36 stars rule, britannia.
Maybe not quite what your thinking of but in the same ballpark. Operation downfall has also served an important political function, justifying the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki by contrasting the reallife casualties with the projected loss of life in an invasion of the japanese home islands. Ww2 an alternate history kindle edition by brandt, ralph. Yael, a former death camp prisoner, is on a mission from the resistance to win the race and kill hitler once and for all. Codenamed operation downfall, the planned invasion of japan is a popular source of inspiration for alternate history books, comics, and even board games. The alternate history is fertile ground in science fiction, the ultimate what if that lies at the core of all stories writ large. In 1942, a series of meetings took place between the war planners of the imperial. Set in a version of america that is ruled by japan and germany, with a neutral zone in between, this book is gets a little loopy, but its a classic of the. Weve included alternate history novels focusing on different time periods and different parts of the world so there is sure to be something for everyones area of interest. Because world war ii played out differently, the cold war is very different. These are my personal favorite alien races of alternate history. The genre has become increasingly popular since the late 20th. I will update with events and milestones, as well as projections on when the next book in the series will be published.
World war ii alternate histories are one of the two most popular point of divergences to create an. Harry turtledove shelved 2 times as alternatehistory ww2 avg rating 3. Civil war alternate history novels nonfiction history. Hitler is debilitated for weeks after a plane crash on december 6, 1941, leaving germany in the hands of a troika of goring, goebbels, and halder, vicious nazis all but more pragmatic than the darkly romantic fuehrer.
Agent of byzantium has the byzantine empire surviving. I look forward to communicating with my readers on my new facebook page for the malta fulcrum ww2 alternate history series. Ever since i started blogging about alternate history, i have been asked which alternate history books i think are the best. An urban fantasy romance the dulcie oneil series book 12 h. I have 2 wars i want to write about, the napoleonic wars, and ww2. Even alternate histories can have a close encounters of the third kind. In his first alternate version of world war ii, depicted in 1945, the u. Voyage depicts the 1986 manned mission to mars, possible partially due to john f. Some, known as jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical mutations, others, granted superhuman abilities, became the lucky few known as aces. Many, many alternate history ask how the world would be different if germany had won world war ii. The hardsf book won a sidewise award for alternate history, and was nominated for the arthur c. The books are opening atlantisdiscovery, colonization, and alternate version of frenchindian war, the united states of atlantisrevolutionary war, and liberating atlantiscivil war. The most intriguing alternate history weve heard of in ages. I have a book about an alternate britain ruled by oswald mosley the leader thats set during wwii, with britain obviously being a german ally.
The guns of the south has the confederates equipped with ak47s by. In the aftermath of world war ii, the earths population was devastated by an alien virus. These stories usually contain what if scenarios at crucial points in history and present outcomes other than those in the historical record. Most of them go big with their premises, latching onto historys biggest villains and biggest moments and positing a simple tweak to events, then following the infinite threads it generates to their logical conclusions. Instead of picking a divergent point and speculating on its repercussions, eric flint drops a slice of 2000 into 17th century germany. And if any of the plans below had been used, our history would have changed entirely. There was an otherwise great movie made that posited what if the south won the civil war and kept slavery. The most unusual alternate history novels ever published. Kennedy surviving the dallas assassination attempt. Robots take over czechoslovakia and eventually the world just before world war ii in a thoughtprovoking script that raises questions about the future of humanity and science. Plenty of alternate history books focus on world war ii, but a new series coming in 2011 goes one better.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The alternate history wiki has quite a few, naturally. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped guide the genre into mainstream reading. Probably the first booklength alternate history, napoleon and the conquest of the world. Well, avoiding ya dystopian cliches, which are another thread entirely, here are my top 5. What cliches should i avoid in my alternate history novel. Alternate history book ideas aircraft of world war ii. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the second world war. The big switch by harry turtledove, north reich by robert conroy, hold back the sun by warren bell, democracys m.
Doomsday involves a world where a worldwide nuclear exchange between the soviet union and the united states happens on september 26th, 1983. Browse fiction science fiction alternate history ebooks to read online or download in epub or pdf format on your mobile device and pc. Dick you cant discuss alternate history without bringing up the man in the high castle. Marvel comics 15 best and strangest alternate histories. Mirror, mirror collects in one volume a series of oneshot alternate history comic book stories published by marvel in february of 2006. An alternate history novel of the american civil war. The amazing race collides with alternate history in a 1956 where hitler and the axis powers won world war ii and plan to commemorate their victory at a giant ball. Alternate history may be divided into two subgenres. Their authors include robert kirkman, greg pak, rick veitch and daniel way, while the comics were illustrated by artists such as keu cha, tommy lee edwards, jon proctor and marshall rogers. Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories in which one or more historical events occur differently. The alternate events subgenre focuses on the changing events themselves. Please add suggestions on the talk page world war ii alternate histories are fiction wherein events during world war ii occurred differently to those in history. Tired of alternate history books where the axis won world war ii, or the south won the civil war.
Using knowledge of geography, population and other historical facts i predict what could have happened had thi. An alternate history of picassos life and possibly death in paris during world war ii. Imagine the great war never happening perhaps the balcan crysis is defused, the great powers reach a suitable agreement, bismarck makes a political successor, friedrich iii lives a bit longer and. I have thought through what i want to happen in my alternate timeline but because i have only heard of alternate history through the videos on alternate history hub including his collaboration with emperortigerstar on if the south had won the civil war, i dont know how to. Schmitz, 1962 star ships, aliens from the future, time travel, romance, cannibalism, pet humans and mutebutbrilliant aliens. Luckily for you, there are a ton of allohistories that pick more obscure and interesting points of. Examples of alternate history can be found in literature as far back as the 1st century bc. I am just asking for ideas on time line changes, like if russia sided with germany. I have had a project that i have been trying to find time for, and that project is an alternate history novel more like short story. Discuss, rate, and post links to ah sites on the web. The malta fulcrum ww2 alternate history series home. I looked into it, and found the disease in the poem, porphyria, or the royal disease, has a huge incidence among ashkenazi jews, as do a huge number of other genetic disorders.
Ive posted the prologue and a brief intro back of the book as it were, ill add additional chapters if anyone is interested in the story and finds it worth the read. From there, i found this disease called taysachs which only. During world war ii, everyone had a planor at least thought they did. Theres plenty of imagination on display hereand research, too, as baxter invents not only a credible mission to mars but also a. Thomas diana thomas diana is a french selftaught authorillustrator interested in alternatehistory among other things and tries to publish plausible, enjoyable and unique alternate history books. At the edge of the abyss cycle 1 features an alternate pacific war where pacifists try to change the course of the war. I havent actually gotten around to reading it myself though i blatantly stole it from my brotherin. World war ii alternate histories alternative history. Best alternate history novels and stories 620 books.
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