Alternate History
The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen, Vols. 1 and 2
At the age of 26, Jane meets Ashton Dennis at a ball in Bath. The following day Jane walks with…
False Lights
The strapline of this book is: ‘What if Napoleon, instead of Wellington, had won the Battle of Waterloo?’ Well, apparently…
An Army of One
It’s hard being a cop in dystopian universes! Police inspector John Rossett is just trying to serve and protect in the…
Hooper’s War
Although set in WWII Japan, it is re-imagined as if the atomic bombs were not unleashed and an invasion of…
Eagle and Empire
Editors' choice
Nine years after the annihilation of his legion at the hands of Cahokian braves and flying machines, Roman Praetor Gaius…
Retalio
This is the sixth in Alison Morton’s alternative history series set in Roma Nova—a recent-history world in which a remnant…
Amberlough
In this alternate history which is reminiscent of the 1920s, the glamorous city of Amberlough is home to underground agent…
The Turncoat’s Gambit
This is the finale to the Inventor’s Secret series by Andrea Cremer, following The Conjurer’s Riddle. Set in an alternate…
Pirate Utopia
In this fantastical alternate history novella, Sterling, better known for his pioneering work in science fiction, imagines what would happen…
Everfair
Nisi Shawl has created an exciting new perspective on the steampunk genre by choosing a less familiar corner of the…
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