Alternate History
Her Majesty’s Will
Set in Tudor England 1586, the name Will Shakespeare may alarm the less enthusiastic Shakespearean readers out there; however, I…
An Invitation to Hitler
Britain stands alone in June 1940. The army has been routed in France, and the horror of Dunkirk has just…
The Windsor Faction
It is the first few months of the Second World War, and the British are in that curiously suspended situation,…
The Boleyn Deceit
The Boleyn Deceit is second in a proposed alternative history trilogy based on the idea that Anne Boleyn’s son was…
Margot
Margie Franklin prefers to live a quiet and solitary life. She works as a secretary in a Philadelphia law firm…
Farthing
Jo Walton’s 2006 novel, now reissued in paperback, is set in a counter-historical Britain of the late 1940s. It is…
The Blood of Innocents
John Bridges tells the story of Jesus Christ’s last days through the eyes of the priests. With a large dose…
The Boleyn King
What if Anne Boleyn had not miscarried of her son and savior in the winter of 1536 and instead had…
The Place of Dead Kings
In 1855, Britain has been conquered by a magical Indian empire. Only a few small bands of rebels hold out…
Spartacus: Talons of an Empire
This slim novel is a new addition to the already crowded Roman history genre, and Robert Southworth’s is a new…
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