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