Looking for the best Alternative Fiction books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
- Alternative Fiction (2019)
- The Oregon War (2019)
- Rome – An Alternate History (2019)
- Alternative Apocalypse (Alternatives) (2019)
- Acts of War (Usurper’s War) (2014)
- Alternative 3: The 1978 Cult SciFi Classic Republished with New Material (2016)
- The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War (2013)
- Nefertiti’s Heart (The Artifact Hunters) (Volume 1) (2017)
- Beyond Science Fiction: The Alternative Michael Whelan (Baby Tattoo Carnival of Astounding Art) (2018)
- The Alternative: Awaken Your Dream, Unite Your Community, and Live in Hope (2019)
- Sudden Game (2019)
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Alternative Fiction (2019)
Alternative Fiction is a passionate and humorous commentary on modern American culture. It is the story of a millennial from Southern California who finds himself living in the heart of the Rust Belt as an alien in his own country. Be prepared to laugh out loud at Maurice’s colorful and rant laden retelling of his life’s journey.
The Oregon War (2019)
In our history, Mt. St. Helens erupted on November 22, 1842. The resulting ash plumed skyward, eventually falling into the Pacific Ocean. But what if the wind was different that day? In The Oregon War, the ash falls into the lush Willamette Valley, poisoning the area and causing hardship and famine for years to come. While the American settlers desperately cling to survival, the British Empire sends troops and ships from the north to protect their interests in the region.
Rome – An Alternate History (2019)
During the early stages of the Roman Empire under the Princep Augustus, certain events established a destructive pattern which made inevitable the decline and fall of the empire. I chose one salient nexus point, the accidental death of the superb general Nero Claudius Drusus in the summer of 9 BCE as the point when the decline began to be inevitable.
Alternative Apocalypse (Alternatives) (2019)
How will the world end? With aliens or angels? Or a ground hog?Bleak despair? Martial fervor?
Acts of War (Usurper’s War) (2014)
–Squadron Leader Adam Haynes, No. 303 (Polish) Squadron Heinrich Himmler’s Germany stands triumphant in the West, its “Most Dangerous Enemy” forced to the peace table by a hailstorm of nerve gas and incendiaries. With Adolf Hitler avenged and portions of the Royal Navy seized as war prizes, Nazi Germany casts its baleful gaze across the Atlantic towards an increasingly isolationist United States.
Alternative 3: The 1978 Cult SciFi Classic Republished with New Material (2016)
Truth, they say, is stranger than fiction and so it is with Alternative 3. Alternative 3 revealed a conspiracy so fantastic it was easy to refute. But four decades later facts the author exposed have proven to be true. Global warming is accepted as happening. Presidents Obama and Putin have met to discuss climate change. Scientists continue to disappear.
The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War (2013)
This provocative alternative history looks at the Second World War from a new angle – what might have happened had the Germans taken Moscow in 1941. Based on authentic history and real possibilities, this unique speculative narrative plays out the dramatic consequences of opportunities taken and examines the grotesque possibilities of a Third Reich triumphant.On 30 September 1941, the Germans fight their way into the ruins of Moscow and the Soviet Union collapses.
Nefertiti’s Heart (The Artifact Hunters) (Volume 1) (2017)
Cara Devon has always suffered curiosity and impetuousness, but tangling with a serial killer might cure that. Cara has a simple mission in London – finalise her father's estate and sell off his damned collection of priceless artifacts.
Beyond Science Fiction: The Alternative Michael Whelan (Baby Tattoo Carnival of Astounding Art) (2018)
Escape to thought-provoking realms and explore awe-inspiring vistas with Michael Whelan’s “Beyond Science Fiction” art book.Throughout a credentialed career spanning nearly 5 decades, Michael Whelan has successfully straddled the historically at-odds worlds of fine art and commercial illustration.
The Alternative: Awaken Your Dream, Unite Your Community, and Live in Hope (2019)
“The Alternative is about thinking differently. Doing differently. Creating your own path. Taking paths of great resistance. And actually making a difference in the lives around us … and in the world at large.” —Caleb Stanley and Austin DennisThe Alternative: Awaken Your Dreams, Unite Your Community and Live in Hope focuses on the big issues in life: friendship, dating, anxiety, self-esteem, faith, and the future—to name a few.
Sudden Game (2019)
A naked woman takes one hundred thousand fans by surprise when she storms the playing field. The writing on her buttocks reads: Free World. Contrary to expectations, the stewards do nothing to stop her.
Best Alternative Fiction Books Worth Your Attention
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Alternative Masculinities in Feminist Speculative Fiction: A New Man
Author(s): Michael Pitts
ID: 3130111, Publisher: Lexington Books, Year: 2021, Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
A Critical Collection on Alejandro Morales: Forging an Alternative Chicano Fiction
Author(s): Marc Garcia-Martinez (editor), Francisco A. Lomeli (editor)
ID: 3194928, Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Year: 2021, Size: 7 Mb, Format: pdf
Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A History Through Fiction, 1948-2010
Author(s): Manar H. Makhoul
ID: 3137670, Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, Year: 2020, Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
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