Recommend any alternate history that's not Harry Turtledove?

Frida Fantastic · 04-10-2011, 02:24 AM

Hi all,

Just wondering if you've got any alternate history to recommend. Indie authors would be great, but any name but Harry Turtledove is good. I have nothing personally against Turtledove, it's just that I'm pretty unaware of who else writes in this subgenre!

JeremyR · 04-10-2011, 04:51 AM

Well, there is H. Beam Piper and his Paratime and Kalven of Otherwhen

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29745

Not historical, but sort of the results of branches in history happening up to the modern day

Andre Norton had a similar series called Time Traders (a few of which are PD)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Traders

Probably the best is The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick.

The absolute most enjoyable series (for me) was Randell Garrett's Lord Darcy series

Baen has a omnibus of this for $4

http://www.webscription.net/p-255-lord-darcy.aspx

Only one novel, but a lot of short stories.

Again at Baen, there is a series by Eric Flint that is sort of alternative history. It's sort of like a Yankee in King Arthur's Court, people go back in time and change history, not really alternate. But you can read the first one free:

http://www.webscription.net/p-379-1632.aspx

rhadin · 04-10-2011, 07:00 AM

I have tried to find an alternate to Turtledove over the years, but haven't succeeded. Consequently, my Turtledove library keeps growing (I have every hardcover book he has written and published in my library). Newt Gingrich and someone else whose name currently escapes me (William Forster or something like that) tried their hand at turtledoving for the American Civil War, but the books are not near the caliber of Turtledoves.

DDHarriman · 04-10-2011, 07:51 AM

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SlowRain · 04-10-2011, 10:48 AM

While it's not his typical genre, Philip Roth does have The Plot Against America --but a lot of people don't get his ending.

carpetmojo · 04-10-2011, 02:42 PM

Robert Harris - "Fatherland".

CHunter_Author · 04-10-2011, 03:02 PM

The best Alternative History book I ever read was, "The Years of Rice and Salt" by Kim Stanley Robinson. That book was epic.

AndrewH · 04-10-2011, 03:27 PM

It's still on my TBR list, but S.M. Stirling's The Change series, which is the overall name of the stories of the Nantucket series and the Emberverse series. In the Nantucket series the island of Nantucket is transported back in time to the Bronze Age. The Emberverse series explores the after effects of this change, mostly dealing with the Willamette Valley area of Oregon.

ATDrake · 04-10-2011, 03:45 PM

Jo Walton did the excellent "Small Change" trilogy with a fascist post-WWII Britain.

Mary Gentle does some very good AU (mostly medieval-to-Renaissance European).

S.P. Somtow has "The Aquiliad", a hilarious AU in which ancient Rome made it as far as the Americas and are being meddled with by time-traveling aliens, seen from the viewpoint of a Lakota chief whose relatives include one "Equus Insanus".

Speaking of ancient Roman AU, Robert Silverberg has the "Roma Eterna" collection of short stories, in which the Roman empire likewise kept going until space travel.

A lot of historically-set/time-travel-involving sf/fantasy tends to verge on AU sometimes, due to filling-in-the-blanks of the unknown and incorporating the magic/tech.

You can pick up L. Sprague de Camp's classic Lest Darkness Falls for 50% off direct from the publisher's website with the discount coupon offered in their monthly free book newsletter: DIR06579, usable on any of their other books, as well.

Hope this helps.

HistoryWes · 04-10-2011, 03:58 PM

I like Robert Conroy.

Hoyt Clagwell · 04-10-2011, 04:10 PM

Check out this site:

http://www.abebooks.com/books/war-al...istories.shtml

Frida Fantastic · 04-10-2011, 05:57 PM

Wow. Great recommendations, everyone! Darn, mobileread is great.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHunter_Author

The best Alternative History book I ever read was, "The Years of Rice and Salt" by Kim Stanley Robinson. That book was epic.

This has a really intriguing premise. This is now pretty high on my to read list.

CHunter_Author · 04-10-2011, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bashfulbanshee

Wow. Great recommendations, everyone! Darn, mobileread is great.

This has a really intriguing premise. This is now pretty high on my to read list.

Glad to help.

John F · 04-11-2011, 09:02 AM

How about The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick?

jgaiser · 04-11-2011, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F

How about The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick?

Mentioned up-thread, but it's a good one. Read it years ago and it's time I read it again.

04-10-2011, 02:24 AM	#1
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04-10-2011, 04:51 AM	#2
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	Well, there is H. Beam Piper and his Paratime and Kalven of Otherwhen https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29745 Not historical, but sort of the results of branches in history happening up to the modern day Andre Norton had a similar series called Time Traders (a few of which are PD) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Traders Probably the best is The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick. The absolute most enjoyable series (for me) was Randell Garrett's Lord Darcy series Baen has a omnibus of this for $4 http://www.webscription.net/p-255-lord-darcy.aspx Only one novel, but a lot of short stories. Again at Baen, there is a series by Eric Flint that is sort of alternative history. It's sort of like a Yankee in King Arthur's Court, people go back in time and change history, not really alternate. But you can read the first one free: http://www.webscription.net/p-379-1632.aspx

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rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I have tried to find an alternate to Turtledove over the years, but haven't succeeded. Consequently, my Turtledove library keeps growing (I have every hardcover book he has written and published in my library). Newt Gingrich and someone else whose name currently escapes me (William Forster or something like that) tried their hand at turtledoving for the American Civil War, but the books are not near the caliber of Turtledoves.

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DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Hello Regarding this subject I advise the Uchronia website as a source of information: http://www.uchronia.net. Best regards,

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SlowRain Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 9553 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a Canadian expat in Taiwan Device: HTC 10, Asus Phonepad	While it's not his typical genre, Philip Roth does have The Plot Against America --but a lot of people don't get his ending.

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carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Robert Harris - "Fatherland".

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CHunter_Author Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 503896 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bronx, NY Device: iPhone	The best Alternative History book I ever read was, "The Years of Rice and Salt" by Kim Stanley Robinson. That book was epic.

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AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	It's still on my TBR list, but S.M. Stirling's The Change series, which is the overall name of the stories of the Nantucket series and the Emberverse series. In the Nantucket series the island of Nantucket is transported back in time to the Bronze Age. The Emberverse series explores the after effects of this change, mostly dealing with the Willamette Valley area of Oregon.

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ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Jo Walton did the excellent "Small Change" trilogy with a fascist post-WWII Britain. Mary Gentle does some very good AU (mostly medieval-to-Renaissance European). S.P. Somtow has "The Aquiliad", a hilarious AU in which ancient Rome made it as far as the Americas and are being meddled with by time-traveling aliens, seen from the viewpoint of a Lakota chief whose relatives include one "Equus Insanus". Speaking of ancient Roman AU, Robert Silverberg has the "Roma Eterna" collection of short stories, in which the Roman empire likewise kept going until space travel. A lot of historically-set/time-travel-involving sf/fantasy tends to verge on AU sometimes, due to filling-in-the-blanks of the unknown and incorporating the magic/tech. You can pick up L. Sprague de Camp's classic Lest Darkness Falls for 50% off direct from the publisher's website with the discount coupon offered in their monthly free book newsletter: DIR06579, usable on any of their other books, as well. Hope this helps.

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John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,166 Karma: 63764653 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD	How about The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick?