Most Popular Alternate History Books of the 2000s

Time's Tapestry #1

Emperor

Stephen Baxter

Science Fiction · Alternate History

2006

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2003

American Empire #3

The Victorious Opposition

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2003

Heirs of Alexandria #2

This Rough Magic

Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer

Fantasy · Alternate History

2003

American Empire #2

The Centre Cannot Hold

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2002

The Oath of Empire #4

The Dark Lord

Thomas Harlan

Fantasy · Alternate History

2002

American Empire #1

Blood and Iron

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2001

The Oath of Empire #3

The Storm of Heaven

Thomas Harlan

Fantasy · Alternate History

2001

The Oath of Empire #2

The Gate of Fire

Thomas Harlan

Fantasy · Alternate History

2000

Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero

Dan Abnett

Fantasy · Alternate History

October 1, 2009

The Years of Rice and Salt

Kim Stanley Robinson

Locus Award · Alternate History

2002

Pantheon Series #1

The Age of Ra

James Lovegrove

Science Fiction · Egyptian Mythology · Alternate History · Mythology

July 25, 2009

Newbury & Hobbes #1

The Affinity Bridge

George Mann

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

July 1, 2008

Who Fighter with Heart of Darkness

Seiho Takizawa

Science Fiction · Alternate History · Historical Fiction · Comics

2006

Heirs of Alexandria #3

A Mankind Witch

Dave Freer

Fantasy · Alternate History

2005

Pax Britannia #1

Unnatural History

Jonathan Green

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

2007

The Inheritors' Cycle #1

The Queen's Bastard

C. E. Murphy

Fantasy · Alternate History

April 2008

Empire of the Necromancers #2

Frankenstein and the Vampire Countess

Brian Stableford

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Necromancer · Vampires

November 27, 2009

Other Earths

Jay Lake, Nick Gevers

Science Fiction · Anthology · Alternate History

April 2009

Prelude to Eternity: A Romance of the First Time Machine

Brian Stableford

Science Fiction · Alternate History

2009

Langdon St. Ives #3

The Ebb Tide

James P. Blaylock

Fantasy · Science Fiction · 19th century · Occult Detective · Steampunk

2009

Pax Britannia #6

Blood Royal

Jonathan Green

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

2009

The Kingdom of Ohio

Matthew Flaming

Fantasy · Alternate History

December 31, 2009

Assiti Shards

1635: The Tangled Web

Virginia DeMarce

Science Fiction · Alternate History

November 30, 2009

Blood Magic #2

Heart's Blood

Gail Dayton

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

December 29, 2009

Pax Britannia #5

Evolution Expects

Jonathan Green

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

August 23, 2009

The Atlantis Series #3

Liberating Atlantis

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

November 30, 2009

1942

Robert Conroy

Alternate History

February 15, 2009

Jackelian World #3

The Rise of the Iron Moon

Stephen Hunt

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

February 3, 2009

New Amsterdam

Seven for a Secret

Elizabeth Bear

Fantasy · Alternate History

March 21, 2009

Blood Magic #1

New Blood

Gail Dayton

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

March 3, 2009

Newbury & Hobbes #2

The Osiris Ritual

George Mann

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

July 10, 2009

Swords of Albion #1

The Silver Skull

Mark Chadbourn

Fantasy · Alternate History

November 4, 2009

The Inheritors' Cycle #2

The Pretender's Crown

C. E. Murphy

Fantasy · Alternate History

April 22, 2009

Empire of the Necromancers #1

The Shadow of Frankenstein

Brian Stableford

Horror · Gothic Horror · Necromancer · Alternate History · Historical Fiction

November 2008

Time for Patriots

Thomas Wm. Hamilton

Alternate History

2008