Alternate Histories

A Listmania! list by M. R. N. Shackelford "mark shackelford" (Worthing, UK)
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Ash: A Secret History
1.  Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle
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  "Stunning roller-coaster ride through the age of Chivalry with a gorgeous Heroine"
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Cryptonomicon
2.  Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
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  "Hugely complex and exciting mix of World War 2 Code Breaking and a Modern Treasure Hunt"
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Age Of Misrule: World's End, Darkest Hour, Always Forever (Gollancz S.F.)
3.  Age Of Misrule: World's End, Darkest Hour, Always Forever (Gollancz S.F.) by Mark Chadbourn
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  "Fearsome adventure through Britain's Ancient Places with the odd Dragon and God thrown in"
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The Age of Unreason: Newton's Cannon 1
4.  The Age of Unreason: Newton's Cannon 1 by J.Gregory Keyes
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  "Brilliant retelling of the world of Sir Isaac Newton with Global catastrophe and conflict"
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Neuromancer
5.  Neuromancer by William Gibson
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  "Extraordinarily weird sci-fi of the near future - with delicious prose"
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The Language of Stones
6.  The Language of Stones by Robert Carter
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  "The Wars of the Roses with the return of Arthur and a smidgeon of wizardry"
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Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur (A Novel of Arthur: The Warlord Chronicles)
7.  Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur (A Novel of Arthur: The Warlord Chronicles) by Bernard Cornwell
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  "Arthur's world in vividly realistic detail"
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The Peshawar Lancers
8.  The Peshawar Lancers by S M Stirling
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  "Thrilling tale of the British Empire after a global catastrophe based in India"
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The Mythago Cycle Volume 1: A Ryhope Wood Omnibus: v. 1 (Gollancz S.F.)
9.  The Mythago Cycle Volume 1: A Ryhope Wood Omnibus: v. 1 (Gollancz S.F.) by Robert Holdstock
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  "Very scary tales of ancient history buried in the Deep Woods of England"
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Unnatural History (Pax Britannia)
10.  Unnatural History (Pax Britannia) by Jonathan Green
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  "Queen Victoria 160 years on and still on the throne... plenty of villains, and some dinosaurs"
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The Light Ages
11.  The Light Ages by Ian R. MacLeod
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  "Suppose nuclear power (Aether) had been discovered 300 years ago..."
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Temeraire (Temeraire 1) [a.k.a. His Majesty's Dragon]
12.  Temeraire (Temeraire 1) [a.k.a. His Majesty's Dragon] by Naomi Novik
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  "The Napoleonic Wars with the Royal Airforce flying Dragons (and not the De Havilland type...)"
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Boudica: Dreaming The Eagle (Boudica 1)
13.  Boudica: Dreaming The Eagle (Boudica 1) by Manda Scott
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  "Wonderful retelling of the world and life of Boudica (the Queen previously known as Boadicea)"
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Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle (Baroque Cycle 1)
14.  Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle (Baroque Cycle 1) by Neal Stephenson
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  "Sprawling re-history of the 17th century - wonderful characters, plenty of action and amazingly erudite"
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The Difference Engine (Gollancz S.F.)
15.  The Difference Engine (Gollancz S.F.) by William Gibson
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  "Victorian times when Babbage's Steam powered computers actually worked - lots of fun..."
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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
16.  The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson
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  "Futuristic but Victorian fantasy - Pygmalion in the 21st century"
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Last updated: 18/11/2007
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