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Stranger Than Fact: 40 Alternate History Fiction Books From the Past Six Years

"Alternate history is one of the most reliably interesting subgenres in the book game. As a kind of subset of speculative fiction, alternate history crosses up actual historical events with "what if?" conjecture, building out fictional worlds in which the past and the present turn out a bit differently. Think such classics as Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle ("What if Germany won World War II?") or Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell ("What if the Georgian period of English history had magicians?").

It's fertile ground for authors, and it makes for good reading. We've collected below relatively recent alternate history titles—books published in the past six years—with an eye toward the really interesting ideas."
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To Paradise (Hanya Yanagihara)
To Paradise
1
Hanya Yanagihara
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
2
Colson Whitehead
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
3
Omar El Akkad
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
4
Margaret Atwood
Rodham (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Rodham
5
Curtis Sittenfeld
A History of What Comes Next (Sylvain Neuvel)
A History of What Comes Next
6
Sylvain Neuvel
Outlawed (Anna North)
Outlawed
7
Anna North
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
8
Matt Ruff
Everfair (Nisi Shawl)
Everfair
9
Nisi Shawl
River of Teeth (Sarah Gailey)
River of Teeth
10
Sarah Gailey
The Conductors (Nicole Glover)
The Conductors
11
Nicole Glover
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
12
P. Djèlí Clark
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
13
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Only Harmless Great Thing (Brooke Bolander)
The Only Harmless Great Thing
14
Brooke Bolander
The Kingdoms (Natasha Pulley)
The Kingdoms
15
Natasha Pulley
An Easy Death (Charlaine Harris)
An Easy Death
16
Charlaine Harris
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches
17
Alix E. Harrow
Trouble the Saints (Alaya Dawn Johnson)
Trouble the Saints
18
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Axiom's End (Lindsay Ellis)
Axiom's End
19
Lindsay Ellis
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (H. G. Parry)
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians
20
H. G. Parry
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
21
Shelley Parker-Chan
A Master of Djinn (P. Djeli Clark)
A Master of Djinn
22
P. Djeli Clark
The Hidden Palace (Helene Wecker)
The Hidden Palace
23
Helene Wecker
Widowland (C.J.Carey)
Widowland
24
C.J.Carey
Cyber Shogun Revolution (Peter Tieryas)
Cyber Shogun Revolution
25
Peter Tieryas
Black Chamber (Tales From the Black Chamber #1) (S.M. Stirling)
Black Chamber (Tales From the Black Chamber #1)
26
S.M. Stirling
The Berlin Project (Gregory Benford)
The Berlin Project
27
Gregory Benford
Atomic Anna (Rachel Barenbaum)
Atomic Anna
28
Rachel Barenbaum
The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington (Charles Rosenberg)
The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington
29
Charles Rosenberg
Buffalo Soldier (Maurice Broaddus)
Buffalo Soldier
30
Maurice Broaddus
Machines Like Me (Ian McEwan)
Machines Like Me
31
Ian McEwan
Half Life (Jillian Cantor)
Half Life
32
Jillian Cantor
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (Neal Stephenson)
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
33
Neal Stephenson
Agency (William Gibson)
Agency
34
William Gibson
The Apollo Murders (Chris Hadfield)
The Apollo Murders
35
Chris Hadfield
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
36
N. K. Jemisin
Summerland (Hannu Rajaniemi)
Summerland
37
Hannu Rajaniemi
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
38
Justina Ireland
Elatsoe (Darcie Little Badger)
Elatsoe
39
Darcie Little Badger
Muse (Brittany Cavallaro)
Muse
40
Brittany Cavallaro
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