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....

Years after a meteorite strike obliterated Washington, DC—triggering an extinction-level global-warming event—Earth’s survivors have started an international effort to establish homes on space stations and the Moon. The next step–Mars.

It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco, the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some twenty years earlier the United States lost a war....

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....

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....

When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Captain Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future....

I was the Rift Magus—master of space and time, protector of worlds. For decades, I defended my realm with unmatched power. But when I was reborn in the body of Lucian, a young noble in a different world, I had to start again.

In 1940 Charles A. Lindbergh, heroic aviator and rabid isolationist, is elected president. Shortly thereafter, he negotiates a cordial "understanding" with Adolf Hitler....

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....

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....

Medea, daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and beaten and tormented by her brother and father. All because Medea was born with a unique and seemingly dangerous talent: witchcraft.

Stranded tells the gripping story of brothers Ben and Barney Pepper as they embark on a daring journey through a mysterious portal to a completely new and uncharted world.

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

Mary Robinette Kowal continues the grand sweep of alternate history begun in The Calculating Stars. The Fated Sky looks forward to 1961, when mankind is well established on the moon and looking forward to its next step: journeying to, and eventually colonizing, Mars....

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....

After receiving the title of Margrave de Valier, Max has set off on campaign as part of the royal army commanded by the Duke de Clairmont, Marshal of Vestonia.

Glorious Exploits is an unforgettable ode to the power of art in a time of war, brotherhood in a time of enmity, and human will throughout the ages.

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

A murder mystery set in a world where the Nazis won World War II - for fans of The Plot Against America and The Man in the High Castle....

At the height of the Vietnam War, a search and rescue team known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon....

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

The Earth is coming to the boiling point as the climate disaster of the meteor strike becomes more and more clear, but the political situation is already overheated. Riots and sabotage plague the space program....

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....

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....

When the people of Waxahachie, Texas wake to find themselves cut off from the rest of the world and surrounded by an unfamiliar and dangerous wilderness, they must work together to survive and unravel the cause of the mysterious "seam".

It is the beginning of 1918, the last year of the greatest war in human history, to date. All the belligerents stagger on their feet. Starvation is an ever present reality, while disease waits in the wings. In Russia, no longer a belligerent but, instead, rapidly descending into civil war and chaos, a lone family—Father, Mother, four beautiful young girls, and a brave but sickly boy—await their own fate, shivering and hungry in the dark, hoping and praying for salvation. Their relatives in England have turned their backs. The guards set over them do little but torment them.

Maxx King is a former Army Ranger turned cybercrime investigator trying to get his life back on track when he has an unexpected confrontation with a ruthless Chinese spy. Struggling to understand the escalating violence, he discovers a clandestine US-China conflict centered around a device of unknown origins with the power to trigger massive natural disasters.

It’s now the 1990’s, Harold Cavill’s children are working to transform their massive corporation’s focus towards space exploration in an effort to make the Mars colony completely self-sufficient and protect humanity's future. This includes nurturing the career of a certain South African emigre to America who had spurred the US space program in the previous timeline. But a shadowy cabal that has struck against the Cavill family before is now working to encourage the most populous Muslim nation on Earth to launch a powerful military strike against Cavill Industries to destroy the ...

🔥 A Warrior’s Fall. A Slave’s Struggle. A Rebel’s Rise. 🔥 Once, Gaius Aemilius Rufus commanded legions, feasted among Rome’s elite, and dictated the fate of men. But in the blink of an eye, betrayal and misfortune cast him into the darkness—his name erased, his honor stolen, his freedom lost. Now, shackled and sold, Rufus is thrown into a world where only strength and cunning can keep him alive. The gladiatorial arena is his new battlefield, where steel meets flesh and only the strongest walk away. Yet, amid the dust, blood, and roaring crowds, he finds something he never ...

Between known history and the secrets that were never written down, there exists a shadow that has guided the destiny of empires, kingdoms, and entire civilizations. In the heart of medieval Europe, a man out of time walks among merchants and monarchs, forging invisible alliances and sowing wars from the shadows. Hunted by inquisitors, feared by alchemists, and desired by kings, his name becomes a forbidden whisper. His quest is not for glory or riches, but for something far more ancient and dangerous: absolute control of destiny. From the hidden fortresses of the Carpathians to the ports ...

Adolf Hitler is dead. Great Britain lies prostrate, subdued under a storm of poison gas and incendiaries that have turned the great city of London into a blazing abattoir. For RAF Squadron Leader Adam Haynes, London’s destruction is the nightmare outcome of years spent fighting the specter of Fascism. Getting out of England one step ahead of the Nazis, Adam embarks on a continent-spanning odyssey that will put him at odds with his former employers, his family, and all three of the Axis powers.

Some legacies are written in blood. Others are written with stardust. Kaya defied fate once, but the echoes of the fallen star still haunt her world. As shadows rise, she is called to the Cradle of Stars, a secret hidden beyond time itself. But the deeper she ventures, the more the truth unravels. Enemies stir. The Darkweaver waits. And at the heart of the Cradle, a power stirs—one that could change everything. A thrilling sequel, Cradle of the Stars weaves prehistorical fantasy in a high-stakes battle for survival and destiny. What other readers are saying: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “A ...

What if the Little Ice Age never ended? In The Glacier Holds, Ramsey Coutta reimagines a frostbitten world, where a cataclysmic 1850 super-eruption locks the world in unrelenting cold. London’s Thames stays frozen, New York’s Hudson a sheet of ice, and humanity—shrunken to 11 million—adapts to a steampunk reality of frost cities, ice tribes, and tropical booms. Steam reigns where electricity falters; whale oil lights the dark; empires crumble as resilience rises. Crafted with the cutting-edge power of AI, under Coutta’s deft guidance, this alternate history blends meticulous ...

In the late 18th century, a secret expedition led by George Washington embarks on a perilous journey across enchanted lands. United with French allies and native warriors, they challenge a mighty monarchy that seeks to conquer the world. Seeking the sword in the stone, Washington summons ancient magic to shape the future of the world, and becomes Emperor Washington: the revolutionary that will redefine freedom and the destiny of nations.

In Conquest of the New World, the inevitable moment arrives—humanity’s century-long broadcasts into the cosmos are finally answered. But as an alien ship enters Earth’s orbit, claiming peaceful intent, the world is on the brink of unprecedented transformation—or catastrophe. This brilliantly crafted thriller blends the geopolitical depth of Tom Clancy with the scientific precision of Arthur C. Clarke, creating a narrative that is as much about international power struggles and crisis management as it is about the philosophical and existential dilemmas of First Contact.

In June 1880, the reign of Australia's most famous bushrangers, the Kelly Gang, ended - guns blazing - in a fiery siege at the Glenrowan Inn. Ned Kelly survived, only to be hanged four months later. In this reimagining of Australia's most notorious bushranger, Ned is given the chance to keep his band of brothers together and build a better life. What unfolds is the human side of four outlaws who are remembered as much for their anarchy and rebellion as their crimes, exploring the future Ned dreamed of, and the life that might have been.

Далекое будущее. Отставной адмирал Космического флота Российской империи Сергей Тихонов, принимавший участие во многих секретных операциях, владеющий компроматом на сильных мира сего, при смене власти становится опасным свидетелем, который подлежит ликвидации. Но тайна адмирала, которую он хранит более сотни лет, дает шанс выжить. Хоть и весьма своеобразно. Благодаря попавшему ему в руки еще во времена бурной юности на дикой планете секретному прибору, его разум вместе с прибором переносится на огромное расстояние, на копию нашей Земли. Но там царит век пара — 1850 год.

Вот он — выход в море, вот они — торговые пути в заморские страны, но нет! Словно псы сторожевые караулят в море датские корабли, не выпускают русичей из устья Наровы. Небольшая. русская крепость на балтийском берегу будто кость в горле не только у захвативших побережье данов, но и у крестоносцев. Ещё и псковские бояре с литвинами и орденом мирные соглашения. подписали, не по нраву им постоянная война под боком, мешающая торговле. И Ватикан готовит очередной крестовый поход на славянские земли… Придётся рассчитывать только на свои силы!

In a world where truth lies buried beneath centuries of control, one woman's awakening could shatter an entire system. Noni has never seen the city she's destined to judge. Raised in complete isolation within the Martial Diplomatic Corps, she's spent years training for a single purpose: to become an arbiter of Arel. Her achievement of this coveted position should be the culmination of her life's work. But stepping outside the compound's walls for the first time changes everything.