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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Night's Masque #1

The Alchemist of Souls

Anne Lyle

Fantasy · Alternate History

March 22, 2012

Black Opera

Mary Gentle

Fantasy · Alternate History

April 26, 2012

The Steampunk Chronicles #1

The Girl in the Steel Corset

Kady Cross

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Alternate History

May 24, 2011

Burton & Swinburne #3

Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon

Mark Hodder

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

December 5, 2011

The War That Came Early #3

The Big Switch

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

July 16, 2011

Veneficas Americana #2

The Hidden Goddess

M. K. Hobson

Fantasy · Alternate History

April 22, 2011

Burton & Swinburne #2

The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man

Mark Hodder

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

February 18, 2011

Grandville #2

Grandville Mon Amour

Bryan Talbot

Alternate History · Thriller · Comics

December 2, 2010

Veneficas Americana #1

The Native Star

M. K. Hobson

Fantasy · Alternate History

August 26, 2010

Burton & Swinburne #1

The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack

Mark Hodder

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

April 28, 2010

The War That Came Early #2

West and East

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

July 22, 2010

The Invisible Library #2

The Masked City

Genevieve Cogman

Fantasy · Alternate History

December 3, 2015

Lady Astronaut #2

The Fated Sky

Mary Robinette Kowal

Science Fiction · Alternate History

August 20, 2018

The Glamourist Histories #5

Of Noble Family

Mary Robinette Kowal

Fantasy · Alternate History

April 23, 2015

The Royal Sorceress #1

The Royal Sorceress

Christopher Nuttall

Fantasy · Alternate History

October 6, 2012

The Glamourist Histories #1

Shades of Milk and Honey

Mary Robinette Kowal

Fantasy · Alternate History

August 1, 2010

Temeraire #8

Blood of Tyrants

Naomi Novik

Fantasy · Dragons · Alternate History

August 6, 2013

The Glamourist Histories #2

Glamour in Glass

Mary Robinette Kowal

Fantasy · Alternate History

April 5, 2012

The Bookman Histories #1

The Bookman

Lavie Tidhar

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

January 7, 2010

Temeraire #6

Tongues of Serpents

Naomi Novik

Fantasy · Dragons · Alternate History

July 8, 2010

Weird West Tales #4

The Doctor and the Dinosaurs

Mike Resnick

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

December 4, 2013

Angel Mage

Garth Nix

Fantasy · Alternate History

October 2019

United States of Japan #1

United States of Japan

Peter Tieryas

Science Fiction · Alternate History

March 1, 2016

Burton & Swinburne #5

The Return of the Discontinued Man

Mark Hodder

Science Fiction · Steampunk · Alternate History

July 3, 2014

The Tournament

Matthew Reilly

Alternate History

November 7, 2013

Magnificent Devices #5

A Lady of Resources

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

September 2013

A Thousand Perfect Things

Kay Kenyon

Fantasy · Alternate History

August 19, 2013

The Immortal Empire #2

The Queen Is Dead

Kate Locke

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

February 1, 2013

Night's Masque #3

The Prince of Lies

Anne Lyle

Fantasy · Alternate History

October 24, 2013

London Steampunk #1

Kiss of Steel

Bec McMaster

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History · Romance

September 2012

Grandville #3

Grandville Bête Noire

Bryan Talbot

Alternate History · Thriller · Comics

December 9, 2012

Assiti Shards

1636: The Kremlin Games

Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett

Science Fiction · Alternate History

May 31, 2012

The Cardinal's Blades #3

The Dragon Arcana

Pierre Pevel

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Translation · Alternate History

November 11, 2011

Temeraire #7

Crucible of Gold

Naomi Novik

Fantasy · Dragons · Alternate History

March 1, 2012

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Steampunk

Sean Wallace

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Steampunk · Anthology · Short Stories

2012

Lady Astronaut #1

The Calculating Stars

Mary Robinette Kowal

Science Fiction · Alternate History

July 2, 2018