maybe in another life…

a diverse selection of alternate history novels (that aren’t just about WW2/nazism)

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created by aliyahmk

last updated January, 2026

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The Beheading Game: A Novel

The Beheading Game: A Novel

Rebecca Lehmann

The Age of Calamities: Stories

The Age of Calamities: Stories

Senaa Ahmad

Halcyon

Halcyon

Elliot Ackerman

The Free People's Village

The Free People's Village

Sim Kern

Same Bed Different Dreams

Same Bed Different Dreams

Ed Park

Begin the World Over (Emergent Strategy)

Begin the World Over (Emergent Strategy)

Kung Li Sun

Ten Incarnations of Rebellion

Ten Incarnations of Rebellion

Vaishnavi Patel

All the White Spaces

All the White Spaces

Ally Wilkes

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

You Feel It Just Below the Ribs

You Feel It Just Below the Ribs

Jeffrey Cranor

Civilisations

Civilisations

Laurent Binet

11/22/63

11/22/63

Stephen King

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

My Real Children

My Real Children

Jo Walton

The Only Harmless Great Thing

The Only Harmless Great Thing

Brooke Bolander

Outlawed

Outlawed

Anna North

Cahokia Jazz

Cahokia Jazz

Francis Spufford

The Intuitionist

The Intuitionist

Colson Whitehead

The Kingdoms

The Kingdoms

Natasha Pulley

Ring Shout

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

Biography of X

Biography of X

Catherine Lacey

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leylines

oh i LOVE this list

leviathan by scott westerfeld is a steampunk/biopunk wwi alt history that fits here!! (and is a personal favorite)

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aliyahmkOP

thank you, and thanks for the rec! i’ll check it out!

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Heatherlovechicknugs

The Great Library series would fit on this list ☺️ it's a YA fantasy about how the world would be if the Library of Alexandria wasn't burnt down

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aliyahmkOP

thanks for the rec, i’ll check it out!

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leylines

YES such a good series!!

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cetra

great list!! i've yet to read it but i think His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire series) by Naomi Novik would be a good fit. dragons used in aerial combat during the Napoleonic Wars.

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ooh thanks for the rec! i’ll have a look

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miranda_mic

an excellent list!! ur so clever

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aliyahmkOP

hehe thank you miranda

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