Tag Archives: alt-history

Two Fronts

Posted on September 9, 2013 by smellincoffee

The War that Came Early: Two Fronts© 2013 Harry Turtledove416 pages In Hitler’s War,  Harry Turtledove began a new alternate history of the Second World War, one in which the conflict started in 1938 when Britain and France decided Hitler … Continue reading →

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1632

Posted on August 4, 2013 by smellincoffee

1632© 2000 Eric Flint608 pages Tremble, lords of Germany. A new breed has come into the world. What happens when you throw a small American mining town from the 20th century into the middle of Germany…during the 17th-century’s Thirty Years … Continue reading →

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It Can’t Happen Here

Posted on July 24, 2013 by smellincoffee

It Can’t Happen Here© 1935 Sinclair Lewis400 pages The Great Depression sent the entire western world reeling, destroying faith in the existing order and creating opportunities for charismatic, forceful leaders with vision to sweep into power and create societies anew … Continue reading →

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Coup d’Etat

Posted on August 7, 2012 by smellincoffee

The War that Came Early: Coup d’Etat© 2012 Harry Turtledove416 pages Coup d’Etat is the fourth book in Turtledove’s War that Came Early series, in which World War 2 begins at the 1938 Munich Conference when the Allies call Hitler’s … Continue reading →

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The Plot Against America

Posted on March 2, 2012 by smellincoffee

The Plot Against America© 2004 Philip Roth400 pages Mister Charlie Lindbergh, he flew to old Berlin,Got ‘im a big Iron Cross, and he flew right back againTo Washington, Washington. Misses Charlie Lindbergh, she come dressed in red,Said: “I’d like to sleep … Continue reading →

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11/22/63

Posted on December 29, 2011 by smellincoffee

11/22/63© 2011 Stephen King849 pages What would you do if you could walk through a door and into another world — the land of ago, where it’s always September 1958, where gas is cheap, root beer is creamy, and cars … Continue reading →

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The Big Switch

Posted on July 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

The War that Cane Early: The Big Switch© 2011 Harry Turtledove432 pages In 1938, the powers of Europe met to maintain the peace — but Hitler’s arrogance resulted in a continent at war.  In response to Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia, … Continue reading →

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Then Everything Changed

Posted on March 16, 2011 by smellincoffee

Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics: JFK, RFK, Carter, Ford, Reagan© 2011 Jeff Greenfield434 pages “…playing with history is a small bit of payback for the way history has played with us.” Historical speculation may not be … Continue reading →

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West and East

Posted on August 17, 2010 by smellincoffee

The War that Came Early: West and East© 2010 Harry Turtledove436 pages In 1938, the Munich Peace Conference ended in a general European war. Britain and France, outraged by Hitler’s transparent attempts to manipulate them, pledged to defend Czechoslovakia — … Continue reading →

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The End of the Beginning

Posted on August 9, 2010 by smellincoffee

The End of the Beginning© 2005 Harry Turtledove448 pages The Empire of the Rising Sun has cast a dark shadow across the Pacific. On December 7th, 1941, the naval and air forces of Imperial Japan struck Pearl Harbor, disabling or … Continue reading →

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