Most Popular Alternate History Books

Explore the most popular Alternate History books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.

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Settling Accounts #4

In at the Death

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2007

Piratica #3

Piratica III - Being: The Gallant Tale of a Fearless Heroine and a Fatal Secret

Tanith Lee

Fantasy · Alternate History

September 2007

Settling Accounts #3

The Grapple

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2006

Infamy Duology / Pearl Harbor #2

End of the Beginning

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2005

Romanitas #1

Romanitas

Sophia McDougall

Alternate History

2005

Infamy Duology / Pearl Harbor #1

Days of Infamy

Harry Turtledove

Alternate History

2004

The Buried Pyramid

Jane Lindskold

Fantasy · Alternate History

2004

Heirs of Alexandria #1

The Shadow of the Lion

Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer

Fantasy · Alternate History

2002

Lest Darkness Fall & To Bring the Light

David Drake, L. Sprague de Camp

Science Fiction · Alternate History

1996

'48

James Herbert

Horror · Alternate History

1996

Imperial Lady: A Fantasy of Han China

Andre Norton, Susan Shwartz

Fantasy · Alternate History

1989

Dictionary of the Khazars

Milorad Pavic

Fantasy · Translation · Alternate History

1988

Agent of Byzantium

Harry Turtledove

Short Stories · Alternate History

1987

The Short Reign Of Pippin IV

John Steinbeck

Fantasy · Alternate History

1957

Temeraire #9

League of Dragons

Naomi Novik

Fantasy · Dragons · Alternate History

June 14, 2016

Frontier Magic #3

The Far West

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult · Alternate History

August 1, 2012

Frontier Magic #1

Thirteenth Child

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult · Alternate History

April 2009

Portal to Nova Roma #2

Portal to Nova Roma: Venice

J.R. Mathews

Fantasy · Alternate History

June 24, 2022

Portal to Nova Roma #1

Portal to Nova Roma

J.R. Mathews

Fantasy · Alternate History

March 3, 2022

Magnificent Devices #4

Brilliant Devices

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

February 2013

The Milkweed Triptych #3

Necessary Evil

Ian Tregillis

Fantasy · Alternate History

April 30, 2013

Magnificent Devices #3

Magnificent Devices

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

October 2012

Destroyermen #7

Iron Gray Sea

Taylor Anderson

Science Fiction · Alternate History

June 28, 2012

The Milkweed Triptych #2

The Coldest War

Ian Tregillis

Fantasy · Alternate History

July 14, 2012

Frontier Magic #2

Across the Great Barrier

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult · Alternate History

August 1, 2011

Vampire Empire #1

The Greyfriar

Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

November 9, 2010

Destroyermen #4

Distant Thunders

Taylor Anderson

Science Fiction · Alternate History

May 30, 2010

Destroyermen #3

Maelstrom

Taylor Anderson

Science Fiction · Alternate History

January 28, 2009

Assiti Shards #2

1633

Eric Flint, David Weber

Science Fiction · Alternate History

2002

Act of Oblivion

Robert Harris

Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Alternate History · Historical Fiction

2022

Dread Nation #2

Deathless Divide

Justina Ireland

Young Adult · Alternate History

February 4, 2020

Magnificent Devices #10

Fields of Air

Shelley Adina

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

January 28, 2016

Japanese Devil Fish Girl

Alice on Mars

Robert Rankin

Science Fiction · Alternate History

2013

Gideon Smith #1

Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl

David Barnett

Fantasy · Steampunk · Alternate History

September 4, 2013

Night's Masque #2

The Merchant of Dreams

Anne Lyle

Fantasy · Alternate History

December 13, 2012

Battle Royale

Koushun Takami

Translation · Alternate History · Thriller

2003