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Alternate history is a genre of speculative fiction in which the stories explore what might have happened if historical events had taken place in a different manner. They generally focus on the consquences in the following years as opposed to the historical event itself. It has become more mainstream in recent years.
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- Sidewide Award established in 1995 to honor the best alternative fiction
- Can be traced back to Livy's History of Rome from Its Foundation
- Began appearing more frequently in the 19th century
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Iron Maiden: An Alternate History - $12.50
Jared Diamond's COLLAPSE inspired this alternate history that takes place during the Americal Civil War, and tells the story of eight people who come together after the battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. Using the money th...
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Third Reich Victorious: The Alternate History of How the Germans Won the War - $7.99
Amazon.com: Third Reich Victorious: The Alternate History of How the Germans Won the War: Peter G., ed. Tsouras: Books
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Alternate Routes Tokyo - $1.99
Amazon.com: Alternate Routes Tokyo: David Mitchell: Video On Demand
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Alternate Rock Realities: A Fantasy: Join us as we tinker with some of the key moments in the history of rock a.. http://twurl.nl/een1oc
@jamsbio | November 09, 2009 07:31 PM -
RT @slominski: RT @vestacaro RT @EstherSchindler Uchronia: Alternate History bibliography for the "what ifs" of history http://bit.ly/2EHVbP
@esukop | November 09, 2009 06:23 PM -
The Onion honors the fall of the Berlin Wall the only way it can, with alternate history awesomeness: http://bit.ly/1itLKR
@lampbane | November 09, 2009 06:06 PM -
@kavka Interesting. Philip K. Dick's novel "The Man in the High Castle" addresses an alternate history in which we lost WW2.
@HighDef | November 09, 2009 04:49 PM -
also welcoming @althistorian17 Today In Alternate History, a site which chronicles important events in history that never occurred today
@TheDavidBowers | November 09, 2009 03:00 PM
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