Alternate History
Colossus
This is an alternative history story that assumes Alexander the Great did not die in Babylon in 323 BC but…
Inceptio
This is not an historical novel, being set entirely in the present day, but what may prove of interest to…
Saving Picasso
Barcelona during the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. Host of the 1940 Olympic Games and a city playing peacebroker…
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…
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