Most Popular Alternate History Books of the 2010s

Discover popular Alternate History books from the 2010s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Invisible Library #3

The Burning Page

Genevieve Cogman

Fantasy · Alternate History

December 2, 2016

The Glamourist Histories #4

Valour and Vanity

Mary Robinette Kowal

Fantasy · Alternate History

April 24, 2014

Destroyermen #6

Firestorm

Taylor Anderson

Science Fiction · Alternate History

October 2, 2011

Destroyermen #5

Rising Tides

Taylor Anderson

Science Fiction · Alternate History

January 28, 2011

Leviathan Trilogy #2

Behemoth

Scott Westerfeld

Fantasy · Steampunk · Young Adult · Alternate History

September 23, 2010

The Electric State

Simon Stålenhag

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic · Alternate History

September 25, 2018

Magnificent Devices #1

Lady of Devices

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

May 2011

The Milkweed Triptych #1

Bitter Seeds

Ian Tregillis

Fantasy · Alternate History

April 11, 2010

The Invisible Library #1

The Invisible Library

Genevieve Cogman

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

January 12, 2015

The Black God's Drums

P. Djèlí Clark

Fantasy · Steampunk · Novella · Alternate History

August 20, 2018

The Immortal Empire #3

Long Live the Queen

Kate Locke

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

November 7, 2013

The Glamourist Histories #3

Without a Summer

Mary Robinette Kowal

Fantasy · Alternate History

March 28, 2013

The Immortal Empire #1

God Save the Queen

Kate Locke

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

July 2012

Magnificent Devices #2

Her Own Devices

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

December 2011

Radiance

Catherynne M. Valente

Science Fiction · Alternate History

October 17, 2015

The Alchemy Wars #1

The Mechanical

Ian Tregillis

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

March 4, 2015

Destroyermen #8

Storm Surge

Taylor Anderson

Science Fiction · Alternate History

June 29, 2013

Leviathan Trilogy #3

Goliath

Scott Westerfeld

Fantasy · Steampunk · Young Adult · Alternate History

September 15, 2011

The Milkweed Triptych

What Doctor Gottlieb Saw

Ian Tregillis

Fantasy · Alternate History

2010

The Baby Killers

Jay Lake

Fantasy · Alternate History

August 2010

Seven Cities of Gold

David Moles

Alternate History

May 2010

Dread Nation #1

Dread Nation

Justina Ireland

Young Adult · Alternate History

April 3, 2018

Magnificent Devices #9

Devices Brightly Shining

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

October 28, 2015

Assiti Shards

1636: The Cardinal Virtues

Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt

Science Fiction · Alternate History

July 1, 2015

Magnificent Devices #8

A Gentleman of Means

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

May 2015

Burton & Swinburne #6

The Rise of the Automated Aristocrats

Mark Hodder

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

August 5, 2015

Grandville #4

Grandville Nöel

Bryan Talbot

Alternate History · Thriller · Comics

November 2014

Assiti Shards

1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies

Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon

Science Fiction · Alternate History

May 30, 2014

Magnificent Devices #7

A Lady of Integrity

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

December 2014

Magnificent Devices #6

A Lady of Spirit

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

May 2014

The War That Came Early #6

Last Orders

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

July 10, 2014

Burton & Swinburne #4

The Secret of Abdu El Yezdi

Mark Hodder

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

June 29, 2013

The War That Came Early #5

Two Fronts

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

July 22, 2013

The Steampunk Chronicles #2

The Girl in the Clockwork Collar

Kady Cross

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Alternate History

May 2012

The War That Came Early #4

Coup d'Etat

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

July 30, 2012

Bannon & Clare #1

The Iron Wyrm Affair

Lilith Saintcrow

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

August 1, 2012