Alternate History

On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Maybe Jake Epping can....

World War Z: The Complete Edition is a new recording of Max Brooks’ best-selling novel, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War....

A blazing novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life in our universe, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a remarkable evocation of feeling in exile at home and introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times....

It is the 14th century, and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur - the coming of the Black Death....

A multigenerational saga traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz....

In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome men....

Caitlin has disappeared and someone has changed history. Lost in an alternate reality, Josh must discover who has disrupted the timeline and try to fix the continuum. But there's a problem....

For 60 years Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the federal district of Sitka, a temporary safe haven created in the wake of the Holocaust....

El 22 de noviembre de 1963 tres disparos resonaron en Dallas. Murió el presidente Kennedy, y el mundo cambió. ¿Qué harías tú si pudieras impedirlo? En esta novela brillante, Stephen King acompaña al oyente en un viaje maravilloso al pasado y en un intento de cambiar lo que pasó....

In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in this powerful novel of magic, family, and the suffragette movement....

When Britain intercepted a French ship and its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon's egg, Captain Will Laurence unexpectedly became master and commander of the noble dragon he named Temeraire....

Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in Shelley Parker-Chan's She Who Became the Sun, a bold, queer, and lyrical reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty from an amazing new voice in literary fantasy....

Heen Gru-Bares has been SERIES 5 for most of his adult life, traveling from planet to planet collecting data and filing reports for the CHAIRS, who run the universe....

When We Cease to Understand the World is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction....

Like his earlier novel Golden Hill, Francis Spufford’s Cahokia Jazz inhabits a different version of America, now through the lens of a subtly altered 1920s—a fully imagined world full of fog, cigarette smoke, dubious motives, danger, dark deeds....

Anne Frank is a cultural icon whose diary painted a vivid picture of the Holocaust and made her an image of humanity in one of history’s darkest moments. But she was also a person - a precocious young girl with a rich inner life and tremendous skill as a writer....

The first in a series of outlandishly clever adventures featuring the resourceful, fearless literary detective Thursday Next....

A sweeping historical saga that traces five generations of fiercely powerful mothers and daughters—witches whose magical inheritance is a dangerous threat....

A completely reimagined epic of the man known as Robin Hood from multi-award-winning, bestselling author Stephen R. Lawhead - now with the complete trilogy in one volume....

All Ole wanted to do was become an adventurer like his brother. He wanted to romance his childhood sweetheart and bring her with on his adventures. Together they would rise in the world and take the fight to the Ashen that threaten humanity....

Michael Gallatin is a British spy with a peculiar talent: the ability to transform himself into a wolf....

Joe Colsco boarded a flight from San Francisco to Chicago to attend a national chemistry meeting. He would never set foot on Earth again....

Captain Will Laurence of His Majesty's Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent new orders from Britain....

On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the East Coast of the US, including Washington, DC. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the Earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs....

Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor....

In an alternate London, the city's Theatre District is a walled area south of the river where an immersive production—the Show—has been running for centuries, growing ever bigger, more sprawling and lavish. The Show is open to anyone who can afford a ticket but the District itself is a closed world; even the police have no jurisdiction within its walls.

In an alternate London, the city's Theatre District is a walled area south of the river where an immersive production - the Show - has been running for centuries, growing ever bigger, more sprawling and lavish. The Show is open to anyone who can afford a ticket but the District itself is a closed world. Juliet's mother died when she was a baby. Brought up by her emotionally distant father and even more distant stepmother, she has never felt wanted. It's only when her father passes away that Juliet - now nineteen - learns her birth was registered in the District.

Jane's World is the finest Jane Austen theme park the future has to offer—until The Troubles start. In a world full of androids, who's to say what is real?

In a universe where countless alien species coexist, a committee known as the Tildalialum rules over all. Among the diverse representatives are the Prudanalonians, the ancestors of humanity; the logical and diplomatic Cytra; the violent and feared Plopaperap; the ancient Muitaaz; the enigmatic Tyxyryn; the curious Peroakd and the anthropological Aherkep. But there are dark secrets lurking within the committee, as the mysterious Betyd and the elusive Hagidbvk have their own agendas.

A science fiction tale spanning from the human extinction in 2050 to the sun's transformation into a red giant. A speculative account of enormous geological, biological, and ecological alterations. Species come and go, mass extinctions devastate the planet and the planet recovers, strange new intelligences appear, and their civilization's rise and fall. The world has an exciting and dramatic new history because the humans disappear from it.

The year is 1992. Europe is in flames. Scandinavia is under siege. Only Norway holds out against the Soviet war machine. And now the pride of the Soviet Navy, the Red Banner Northern Fleet, sallies out to finish the job.

In the year 1526 King Henry VIII is facing a great personal crisis. He has been married to Queen Catherine of Aragon for seventeen years. But he has no son and the kingdom is without an heir. He has fallen in love with a maid of honor named Anne Boleyn. But she refuses to become his mistress and insists on being recognized as his lawful wife. The tragedy of “The King’s Great Matter” begins to unfold with terrible consequences for all concerned.

During the turbulent late 1950s (Eisenhower Era), the New Sentinels are called upon to reveal a hidden plot (Operation Ajax) to topple Iran's Parliamentary Government, reinstate the exiled Shah, and take over Iran's oil industry, the fourth-largest in the world. When British and American oil interests secretly orchestrate a coup to seize control of Iran's oil fields in 1953, a small group of humanitarian visionaries and conscientious allies must conduct a high-stakes underground operation to protect a utopian community of farmers and foil the world powers' greedy ambitions.

Transforming a monumental era in Japanese history into fantasy fiction, Uprising tells the story of a common girl's encounter with samurai clans. Being taught to fear the samurai, Osei wonders what excitement awaits her. Perhaps her eyes will be opened to something beyond human understanding.

Join Kendra Cassidy on a hilarious, heartwarming journey through centuries, as she recounts the misadventures and enduring bond with her best friend and soulmate, Aiyana, in a world where technology knows no bounds but friendship proves timeless. "Quantum Quirks" by Adam Gaffen is a delightful memoir-like narrative, blending humor with a dash of science fiction. It's an informal, witty recollection from Kendra Cassidy, the future Admiral of the Terran Federation, sharing her childhood and teenage years with her lifelong friend and eventual wife, Aiyana. The memoir transcends the typical ...

The Yoruba nation has its beginnings in the founding of Ile Ife. As the centuries passed, this state expanded, even absorbing the small kingdoms and peoples surrounding it. Ile Ife was founded by a king named Oduduwa, also known as Obalufe; His sons and descendants formed a dynasty of kings who were deified and subsequently transformed into Orishas. The Orishas were mortal, who, for some reason, became divine individuals, deified by their people given their actions. Almost all the Orishas were in life kings of the Yoruba nation, great warriors, and reformers of civilization. Through time, ...

The most popular alternate history series of all continues. When a cosmic disturbance hurls your town from twentieth-century West Virginia back to seventeenth-century Europe-and into the middle of the Thirty Years War-you have to adapt to survive. And the natives of that time period, faced with American technology and politics, need to be equally adaptable. Here's a generous helping of more stories of Grantville, the American town lost in time, and its impact on the people and societies of a tumultuous age.

Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the vast expanse of the universe? Look no further than Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 13 by The Shadowplay Collective. This collection of short stories is sure to captivate and enthrall Science Fiction fans and readers of all ages. Seven Stories: WHISPERS FROM THE ANCIENT MANOR. COSMIC LINEAGE. GRAVEYARD TANGLES. SHINING SPECIES. GALACTIC VOYAGE. THE DERANGED SONATA. HOURGLASS HIJACKER. Within the pages of this book, you will find yourself transported to new worlds and alternate realities, where anything is possible. The Science ...

She had been pampered all her life. She wanted independence, but as the future heiress to Tandaria’s greatest empire, she was never allowed to be the person she yearned to be. All that changed when she became the victim of a nefarious plot to murder her father and take control of the Lodaran Empire. Now she was a pawn in a battle between forces she had no power to oppose. Kidnapped and destined to a dire future, all that changes when the last person she ever expected burst into the room where she was held prisoner. Prince Dak Akkra of Mazidar! But was he here to save her? Or was he the ...

April 1, 1944, San Francisco, California. Reports of strange lights in the sky were no joke. They were, in fact, alien invaders. The lights could be seen every night, darting through the sky for days after. After the initial war nerves were put to rest. Folks started calling the strange lights “Foo Fighters” after the cartoon strip. On April 9, 1944, a strange dense fog rolled in over the city. That’s when the Walinzi invaders attacked under the cover of the fog, unseen until they were on shore. They easily wiped out the mighty gun batteries protecting the Presidio and the city. The ...