Fiction - Alternative History

Glenarvon is a novel written by Caroline Lamb, first published in 1816. The book tells the story of Lady Calantha (Calantha is a fictional name), a young and beautiful woman who falls in love with Lord Glenarvon, a charismatic and enigmatic man. The novel...

A dead woman's cell phone chip leads to a mystery spanning the U.S. rustbelt, a surviving Roman empire and a North America without Europeans. A unique alternate history: Newly created portals lead to an alternate reality where prehumans survived on a Mediterranean island, enslaved...

An ancient civilization discovers the use of magic. There is a fight for good and evil, flying brooms, flying ships, a griffin, and of course the use of magic. The story takes place 20000 years ago, during the last ice age.Author: James DellwoISBN-13: 9798227006813Publisher:...

"There have always been roads." When the Gods willed themselves into existence, they created pathways, walking the nothingness of potentiality. As they shaped that nothingness into somethingness, they created more pathways: broad boulevards and wide thoroughfares, twisty little tracks and lazy winding lanes. Bertha...

Nevermore is a dark, historical fantasy filled with romance, southern charm, and all the trappings of a classic historical romance. Walking the line between the occult, the paranormal, and the reality of 1800s life in The Great Dismal Swamp, Nevermore is also chock full...

Intrigue, political pressure, corruption, romance, and murder in the coming decade. UN Solar Shield Project Corps (SSPC) Officers Kelly O'Rourke and Jay Bhattachar struggle to defeat insiders skirting the rules and outsiders abusing the Project's capabilities. Two Manhattan con men trick a Wuhan computer...

A crew of world-class con artists head to remote Montauk Point for some R&R after their latest swindle. Learning that highly valuable gems have just been stashed in the vault of the local Chase Bank, they devise an elaborate and audacious scheme to blast...

In a world shaped by ancient forces and hidden magic, the fate of humanity hangs by a thread. Pausanias, a fierce Spartan warrior, and Saoka, a powerful Japanese sorceress, are drawn together by destiny and a secret order sworn to protect the world from...

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ONE DECISION IS ENOUGH TO TEAR APART A NATION.In summer AD51, yet another battle is raging. The invaders are intent on turning the precious Isle of Albion into Roman Britannia. Caradoc, now with the Ordovicii, is determined to fight to protect the land and...

Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell... Ruth is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in three volumes in 1853. Ruth is a young orphan girl working in a respectable sweatshop for the overworked Mrs Mason. She is selected to go to a ball to repair...

The story of navigator William Morris who, after the Independence War in the United States, decides to investigate with his new vessel the waters surrounding the Antarctic Circle, finding an unknown passage to an open sea. Other lands await him behind, along with another...

Michael Beckman is a virulent racist, bigot and Holocaust denier; he is also a prospect for the notorious Skuldmen motorcycle club in Wisconsin. When he learns that his wife is having an affair, Beckman is livid after discovering the man his wife ran off...

A story involving the narrator, an archetypal mad scientist, a lovely young woman, and a sexy maid creates a real science-fiction type romance. A New England setting and a Gothic theme give the novel a feeling of completeness, despite its lack of a true...

Praise for Dark Strides... "This novel gives you top flight dialogue and details. I think the prose is impeccable-also the characterizations. In fact, I've never read stronger prose. Dark Strides is intriguing. It is touching. This novel could have been arcane, but no, it...

When wokeness reigns what happens? During tumultuous 2020 in Little Rock, Arkansas, wokeism reigns, but a not-so-silent battle rages in the minds of people who do not share the same religious, political, or legal viewpoints. Can true friendship and love help repair the corruption...

Terra-Infinita, The story of Navigator William Morris and his daughter Helen, the ancestral knowledge of the lands beyond Antarctica and the Other Worlds that surround us, an adventure that will change the way you see the world forever. Books Included: The Navigator Who Crossed...

School teacher. Widow. Legend. Meet the courageous Mrs Annie Edson Taylor. The bravest woman you've never heard of and the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel - over a decade before any male daredevil had the balls to do the...

July, 1976. Instead of celebrating a bicentennial, the former United States is on the verge of reuniting 100 years after a protracted Civil War that neither side seemed able nor willing to win.Along the heavily patrolled border between The Northern and The Southern, citizens...

Author: Daisy WoodISBN-10: 0008699186ISBN-13: 9780008699185Publisher: Avon BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2025Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.94d

Lords of Creation, the eagerly anticipated finale in S.M. Stirling's acclaimed Lords of Creation series, promises to be a masterful conclusion to a saga that has captivated readers worldwide. Following the remarkable adventures in "The Sky People" and "In the Courts of the Crimson...

What if Abraham Lincoln chose not to go to war to preserve the Union? What if Lincoln lived to his 80s, including a number of years spent in Britain and Australia? What if the vast land area between Mexico and Canada was, from 1861...

Kinning, the sequel to Nisi Shawl's acclaimed debut novel Everfair, continues the stunning alternate history where barkcloth airships soar through the sky, varied peoples build a new society together, and colonies claim their freedom from imperialist tyrants. The Great War is over. Everfair has...

Embark on a mesmerizing journey through ten captivating true stories that defy the boundaries of reality. Each narrative unfolds like a thread in the vast tapestry of the unexplained, weaving together tales of anomalies, temporal distortions, and enigmatic occurrences across four continents.Chapter 1: Ray...

When a complete stranger contacts author Amanda Armstrong to write his biography, she is initially wary but curious. Her very first meeting with him sparks a connection though and Amanda becomes enthralled and excited at the opportunity to tell his amazing story. It's a...

A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus is a novel by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1899. The novel features the story of a happily married couple which is threatened by a previous lover of the husband.Author: Arthur Conan DoyleISBN-10: 1540704378ISBN-13: 9781540704375Publisher:...

HISTORY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AFTER A PETERBILT TANKER TRUCK FULL OF OIL IS TRANSPORTED BACK ONE THOUSAND YEARS IN TIME. A NOVEL IN ERIC FLINT'S ASSITI SHARDS SERIES BY RING OF FIRE STALWARTS GORG HUFF AND PAULA GOODLETT. Michael and Melanie Anderle...

An alt-history story cycle featuring Aztecs, mermaids, pirates, steampunk, dinosaurs, and of course, time-traveling lizards.Contents: *The Care and Feeding of Your New Quetzalcóatl, Heavily Annotated*Unieda Raptor*Warning Signs*Reality Skewed: Lizard Iteration*Overlay*they said for us to tell you*Wings*Be Quiet*Defective*Reality Skewed: Mermaid Iteration*Gem Hunter*Raúl Can See Everything*Chomping...

There's a reason the assassins always win in the end. Why her family always dies.He's smarter than she is, whoever he is. More prepared. A mongoose to her cobra. And it doesn't matter how hard she fights, how desperately she bites. In the end,...

Coming-of-age stories don't have to be all teenage angst. They can be fun-filled adventures that become more serious with age. With humor, we follow a young man's coming of age in the late 1950s and early '60s. Starting in the summer before his freshman...

TWO MORE EXCITING ADVENTURES OF SKY CAPTAIN AREA 51 SKY CAPTAIN HAS NO CHOICE NOW.THE WAR HAS BEGUN AND THE ROCKET SUIT NEEDS TO BE TESTED IN COMBAT.WILL HE SURVIVE THE DEADLIEST FIREPOWER OF THE NEW NAZI EMPIRE? TIMELINES THE NAZIS HAVE BUILT A...

A World War two test pilot gets the gift of a lifetime..the ability to fly like Superman. Only, his gift has a price...he might never see his home again. The exciting adventures of Sky Captain continues with two new books: -- MISSION BERLIN Hitler's...

Hitler's minions fear only one thing during World War two and three...the shrill sound of a diving rocket man...Sky Captain! The four adventures contain six stories in total. Sky Captain Einstein and Tesla changed the course of time and history during World War two,...

What if Britain's royal family had been murdered? It's 1919 and an atrocity with worldwide implications plunges a returning WWI veteran straight into a new fight - against the rise of the Nazis and a mysterious multiverse-bending professor determined to help the monsters. But...

For centuries the British Empire has ruled territories the world over, maintaining its grasp on its far-flung colonies by way of magic and brute force. Any successful attempt at rebellion is short-lived, as the rebels do not have the benefit of wizardy on their...

In this crackling alternate history thriller set in the years after World War II--the riveting sequel to The Darkest Hour--London detective John Rossett joins forces with his Nazi boss to save the commander's kidnapped daughter as the Germans race to make the first atomic...

Author: David TaylorISBN-10: 1638681767ISBN-13: 9781638681762Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2024Pages: 284Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d

The year is 1944 The Pacific War enters its third year, as the dawn of January continues to see epic fighting across the entire expanse. The Japanese Empire has resolutely switched to the strategic defensive, while the Allies are on the offensive everywhere. In...

Author: Kevin Plaisance, Max LamirandeISBN-13: 9798327791602Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/21/2024Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

It seems like a sign of liberation--of adulthood's indefinite postponement--when partisans bomb the university and every student's personal records, from transcripts to debts, are consumed in erasing fire. If nothing else, it lends Margaux the freedom to continue her preferred art form of list-making...

The Irish Annals of New Zealand is essentially a Joycean tour-de-force through New Zealand's history from the Irish rather than the usual English point of view. However, as well as historical facts the novel incorporates many other linguistic and language conceits and concepts. The...

In 1787, America made a crucial decision that would affect the continent forever. In this alternate history, Congress doesn't adopt the Constitution, and soon, just as Alexander Hamilton warned the states break apart into independent republics and confederacies. In the north, The New England...

Sulky's Law: "All historical records are incomplete and are therefore untruthful. They are lies of omission and political expediency." - Sulkean Van At the age of sixty, Cambodian multi-millionaire Sulkean Van realizes that he has one last mission from his past to complete. His...

Author: Romeo CaicedoISBN-10: 1426944098ISBN-13: 9781426944093Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/23/2010Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.35d

Author: O. O. SangoyomiISBN-10: 1250904315ISBN-13: 9781250904317Publisher: ForgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/2025Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d

KIDNAPPED AND ENSLAVED BY ALIENS!The Flood of Noah has ended. Much of Earth is in an Ice Age. And Ithyanna, Last Daughter of Atlantis, swims around the world ocean at the command of the Lion of Judah, waiting for His next command.Suddenly, an alien...

June 1865: The Dimensional Veil has been breached, allowing monsters from beyond the Numinous to enter the human world of the Gaia American Union. They are the Eelees: reptilian invaders who blasted a dimensional pathway from their own realm into the human world in...

Enter a world where absurdity meets profundity in G.K. Chesterton's The Napoleon of Notting Hill. Join protagonist Auberon Quin as he leads his neighborhood into uproarious rebellion against the mundane. A timeless satire exploring the essence of freedom, identity, and the human spirit.Author: G....

Explore an alternate history of England with this riveting novel by Sir George Tomkyns Chesney, imagining a world where Germany successfully invaded the country in 1875. Packed with vivid battle scenes and gripping characters, this book is a thrilling read for history buffs and...

Caesar Ascending-Pandya, the fourth volume of the bestselling alternate history Caesar Ascending series, continues the story of a world where Caesar has survived the Ides of March, conducted the invasion and conquest of Parthia, and is now determined to surpass the accomplishments of Alexander...