Best Alternate History

Description
It's been said that all fiction is an alternate history where the characters actually were alive. Let's NOT go there. A list of books where one or a few historical events happen differently and, suddenly, nothing is the same
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Jonathan Strange et Mr Norrell
de Susanna Clarke
27,059 membres
779 critiques
3.9
16 Members
timspalding, seabear, hipdeep, sdobie, Aerrin99, norabelle414, elenchus, quigui, Crypto-Willobie, souloftherose, aadyer, Her_Royal_Orangeness, cej1027, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,generalkala , ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,
Explications
aulsmith : Too many things are different.
sturlington : DNF
4
Les dragons de sa majesté
de Naomi Novik
8,097 membres
372 critiques
4.1
15 Members
hailelib, Aquila, generalkala, sdobie, foggidawn, MikeBriggs, inge87, KimarieBee, Aerrin99, norabelle414, quigui, suitable1, souloftherose, electrice, BomboChipolata,andyl ,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : Seems to me that the dragons should have made a difference earlier
5
Le club des policiers yiddish
de Michael Chabon
10,413 membres
422 critiques
3.8
12 Members
brewergirl, hailelib, daschaich, anglemark, sdobie, rajukv, abbottthomas, aulsmith, Crypto-Willobie, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963
6
Le cercle de Farthing
de Jo Walton
1,588 membres
114 critiques
3.9
12 Members
andyl, hailelib, Aquila, daschaich, anglemark, sdobie, Aerrin99, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, elkiedee, BomboChipolata,MikeBriggs
7
Watchmen
de Alan Moore
19,214 membres
494 critiques
½ 4.3
12 Members
hipdeep, sdobie, rajukv, cthulhuslibrarian, Aerrin99, elenchus, geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, JGKC, aadyer, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl , ,MikeBriggs ,cej1027
8
Auprès de moi toujours
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,993 membres
941 critiques
3.8
9 Members
Aquila, generalkala, abbottthomas, sturlington, lewbs, aadyer, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
9
Léviathan
de Scott Westerfeld
5,619 membres
350 critiques
3.9
8 Members
hailelib, foggidawn, Aerrin99, feaelin, norabelle414, souloftherose, BomboChipolata, soelo
10
Pavane
de Keith Roberts
1,404 membres
44 critiques
½ 3.7
9 Members
timspalding, andyl, ABVR, anglemark, pitjrw, otori, geitebukkeskjegg, souloftherose, Jarandel,MikeBriggs
11
Fatherland
de Robert Harris
4,686 membres
112 critiques
3.8
11 Members
brewergirl, andyl, ABVR, sdobie, rajukv, otori, geitebukkeskjegg, souloftherose, lewbs, aadyer, leigonj,generalkala ,aulsmith ,
Explications
aulsmith : It was okay, but not a "best" for me
12
SS-GB
de Len Deighton
1,319 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.6
8 Members
andyl, ABVR, daschaich, abbottthomas, aulsmith, otori, geitebukkeskjegg, aadyer
13
Une vie après l'autre
de Kate Atkinson
8,302 membres
593 critiques
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, HeatherMoss
14
Le complot contre l'Amérique
de Philip Roth
8,972 membres
218 critiques
½ 3.7
6 Members
abbottthomas, geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, lewbs, elkiedee, electrice
Explications
elkiedee: If someone thought it's ok to post a an antisemitic text which was a major inspiration to Nazis here - the Protocols of the Elders of Zion! - and no one else has challenged it, more people need to read this novel by Philip Roth and other fiction/non fiction about all kinds of racism.
15
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
de Joan Aiken
3,463 membres
85 critiques
4.1
7 Members
Aquila, merrystar, geitebukkeskjegg, SylviaC, sturlington, souloftherose, elkiedee,
16
Une étude en vert
de Neil Gaiman
275 membres
18 critiques
½ 4.3
5 Members
timspalding, sturlington, souloftherose, aadyer, soelo
17
La Machine à différences
de William Gibson
5,932 membres
87 critiques
½ 3.3
5 Members
ABVR, sdobie, elenchus, geitebukkeskjegg, Jarandel
18
Chroniques des années noires
de Kim Stanley Robinson
3,493 membres
106 critiques
½ 3.6
6 Members
andyl, daschaich, sdobie, pitjrw, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, ,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : I didn't like the whole reincarnation bit (in terms of alternate history)
19
The Peshawar Lancers
de S. M. Stirling
812 membres
16 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
inge87, majkia, otori, aadyer
20
The Guns of the South
de Harry Turtledove
1,711 membres
38 critiques
3.9
5 Members
ABVR, daschaich, sdobie, MikeBriggs, rajukv,timspalding ,andyl
21
Ash: A Secret History
de Mary Gentle
704 membres
18 critiques
4
4 Members
andyl, Aquila, geitebukkeskjegg, BomboChipolata
22
22/11/63
de Stephen King
13,695 membres
767 critiques
4.2
5 Members
rajukv, otori, sturlington, ahef1963, HeatherMoss,ManWithAnAgenda
23
The Alteration
de Kingsley Amis
687 membres
17 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
pitjrw, abbottthomas, lewbs
24
Les Voies d'Anubis
de Tim Powers
3,801 membres
115 critiques
3.9
3 Members
timspalding, cthulhuslibrarian, souloftherose
25
West of Eden
de Harry Harrison
1,310 membres
21 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
hailelib, sdobie, MikeBriggs, suitable1
26
Dominion
de C. J. Sansom
1,062 membres
53 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
geitebukkeskjegg, sturlington, elkiedee, aadyer
27
De Peur que les ténèbres
de L. Sprague de Camp
1,010 membres
28 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
hipdeep, sdobie, otori
28
1632
de Eric Flint
2,194 membres
67 critiques
3.8
5 Members
hailelib, daschaich, sdobie, MikeBriggs, suitable1,andyl ,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explications
aulsmith : Admittedly only one thing changes, but it's a hell of a big thing that requires extra-terrestrial intervention.
29
Autant en emporte le temps
de Ward Moore
870 membres
23 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
andyl, ABVR, geitebukkeskjegg
30
In the Country of the Blind
de Michael Flynn
398 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.5
3 Members
MikeBriggs, geitebukkeskjegg, Her_Royal_Orangeness
31
The Execution Channel
de Ken MacLeod
553 membres
25 critiques
½ 3.5
3 Members
sdobie, aulsmith, geitebukkeskjegg
Explications
aulsmith: I wasn't completely sure that only one change led to all this, but this was a hell of a good book with a lot of surprising alternatives.
32
Hamlet au paradis
de Jo Walton
769 membres
51 critiques
3.9
3 Members
sdobie, sturlington, elkiedee
33
La Marque
de Jacqueline Carey
7,020 membres
238 critiques
4.1
2 Members
lachapakhan, BomboChipolata
34
River of Teeth
de Sarah Gailey
755 membres
69 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
norabelle414, sturlington
35
Le trône de jade
de Naomi Novik
4,898 membres
168 critiques
3.8
3 Members
MikeBriggs, KimarieBee, electrice,aulsmith
36
Ruled Britannia
de Harry Turtledove
730 membres
20 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
MikeBriggs, The_Froo
37
Opening Atlantis
de Harry Turtledove
425 membres
15 critiques
½ 3.3
2 Members
hailelib, MikeBriggs
38
Black Hearts in Battersea
de Joan Aiken
1,113 membres
25 critiques
4.2
2 Members
pitjrw, elkiedee
39
Tempête d'une nuit d'été
de Poul Anderson
661 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
inge87, geitebukkeskjegg
40
Gloriana ou la reine inassouvie
de Michael Moorcock
1,115 membres
8 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
geitebukkeskjegg, Jarandel
41
Back in the USSA
de Eugene Byrne
95 membres
3.8
2 Members
andyl, geitebukkeskjegg
42
Weapons of Choice
de John Birmingham
1,000 membres
20 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
daschaich, MikeBriggs, geitebukkeskjegg,andyl
43
Climb the Wind
de Pamela Sargent
83 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
andyl, aulsmith
44
Le septième fils
de Orson Scott Card
4,588 membres
70 critiques
3.8
5 Members
hailelib, sdobie, EmScape, geitebukkeskjegg, Jarandel,andyl ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : If there's been magic all along, this shouldn't be the first thing that changes.
45
La séparation
de Christopher Priest
582 membres
23 critiques
3.8
2 Members
andyl, souloftherose
46
Le talon de fer
de Jack London
1,486 membres
38 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
pitjrw, abbottthomas
47
Nova Africa
de Terry Bisson
281 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
andyl, geitebukkeskjegg
48
The Only Harmless Great Thing
de Brooke Bolander
448 membres
38 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
Aquila, sturlington
49
Une demi-couronne
de Jo Walton
553 membres
40 critiques
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, elkiedee
50
Rêve de fer
de Norman Spinrad
747 membres
31 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
andyl, geitebukkeskjegg
51
Lion's Blood
de Steven Barnes
394 membres
11 critiques
4
2 Members
otori, geitebukkeskjegg
53
The Golden City
de J. Kathleen Cheney
180 membres
10 critiques
3.8
Member
inge87
54
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
de Douglas C. Jones
139 membres
3 critiques
3.2
Member
clue
55
Journey to Fusang
de William Sanders
40 membres
3.9
Member
hipdeep
56
Voyage, tome 1
de Stephen Baxter
747 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
ABVR, geitebukkeskjegg,MikeBriggs
57
Return To Eden
de Harry Harrison
712 membres
5 critiques
3.8
2 Members
MikeBriggs, suitable1,andyl
58
Lord Darcy
de Randall Garrett
519 membres
7 critiques
3.9
3 Members
hailelib, ABVR, geitebukkeskjegg,andyl ,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : He never explains how the world got this way, though it's a very fun world.
59
She Who Became the Sun
de Shelley Parker-Chan
1,876 membres
52 critiques
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
60
Invasion: The Alternate History of the German Invasion of England, July 1940
de Kenneth Macksey
189 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
leigonj
61
Par les chemins de la soie
de Naomi Novik
4,288 membres
134 critiques
3.8
2 Members
MikeBriggs, KimarieBee,aulsmith
62
New Amsterdam
de Elizabeth Bear
683 membres
32 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : It's the same world as Randall Garrett's Lord Darcy books. Interesting, but unexplained
63
Le siècle mécanique t01 : bone shaker
de Cherie Priest
3,715 membres
220 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
sturlington, ahef1963,aulsmith
64
How Few Remain
de Harry Turtledove
1,198 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
sdobie
65
The Cuckoo Tree
de Joan Aiken
497 membres
11 critiques
4
Member
elkiedee
66
The Kingdoms
de Natasha Pulley
478 membres
24 critiques
3.8
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
67
The Hammer and the Cross
de Harry Harrison
451 membres
3 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
MikeBriggs
68
1812: The Rivers of War (The Trail of Glory)
de Eric Flint
442 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
daschaich
69
The Shadow of Albion
de Andre Norton
409 membres
6 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
70
The Midnight Queen
de Sylvia Izzo Hunter
374 membres
32 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
inge87
71
For Want of a Nail
de Robert Sobel
175 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
ABVR
72
The Lucky Strike
de Kim Stanley Robinson
171 membres
13 critiques
4.1
Member
pitjrw
73
Resurrection Day
de Brendan DuBois
405 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
ABVR, daschaich, geitebukkeskjegg,MikeBriggs ,aadyer
74
Everfair
de Nisi Shawl
676 membres
29 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
anglemark
75
Light Perpetual
de Francis Spufford
407 membres
16 critiques
3.8
Member
pitjrw
76
Any Day Now: A Novel
de Terry Bisson
60 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
geitebukkeskjegg
77
Point of Honour
de Madeleine E. Robins
365 membres
16 critiques
3.9
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
78
The Domination
de S. M. Stirling
171 membres
2 critiques
3.8
2 Members
daschaich, geitebukkeskjegg,andyl
79
La rédemption de Christophe Colomb
de Orson Scott Card
2,599 membres
53 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ABVR, sdobie,ManWithAnAgenda
80
Le rêve du mouvement perpétuel
de Dexter Palmer
606 membres
42 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
sturlington
81
The Severed Wing
de Martin J. Gidron
34 membres
1 critique
4
Member
daschaich
82
La mort de Napoléon
de Simon Leys
293 membres
11 critiques
3.8
Member
pitjrw
83
Cold Magic
de Kate Elliott
1,138 membres
73 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
Aquila
84
Anti-ice
de Stephen Baxter
429 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
geitebukkeskjegg
85
Hors-la-loi
de Anna North
995 membres
42 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
Aquila
86
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
de Neal Stephenson
2,084 membres
103 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
87
Underground Airlines
de Ben H. Winters
1,313 membres
77 critiques
3.9
Member
sturlington
88
Radiance
de Catherynne M. Valente
889 membres
38 critiques
3.8
Member
Aquila
89
The Seven Hills
de John Maddox Roberts
80 membres
1 critique
½ 3.6
Member
MikeBriggs
90
Master of the Revels: A Return to Neal Stephenson's D.O.D.O.
de Nicole Galland
173 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
91
The Resurrections: A Novel
de Simon Louvish
32 membres
3.2
Member
daschaich
92
Boule de feu
de John Christopher
95 membres
5 critiques
3.9
Member
Aquila
93
The Afrika Reich
de Guy Saville
203 membres
27 critiques
3
2 Members
otori, geitebukkeskjegg,aadyer
94
Hannibal's Children
de John Maddox Roberts
119 membres
½ 3.7
Member
MikeBriggs
95
Liberating Atlantis
de Harry Turtledove
196 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
MikeBriggs
96
Colonization: Down to Earth
de Harry Turtledove
790 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
MikeBriggs
97
The Human Front
de Ken MacLeod
85 membres
3 critiques
½ 3.3
Member
geitebukkeskjegg
98
Aztec Century
de Christopher Evans
102 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
geitebukkeskjegg
99
Eifelheim
de Michael Flynn
1,112 membres
68 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
sturlington
100
La Montagne de feu (Roman Mazarine)
de Alfred Coppel
95 membres
3 critiques
3.9
Member
geitebukkeskjegg