Age of Tolerance, A Novel of Alternate History from Al to Allah by Glen Reinsford

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It’s not entirely clear that my own book qualifies, either, since all the historical events are real. There are plenty of historical events in the series, and, as far as I know, there was no time-traveling nurse present at any of them, yet I’m willing to bet many would not describe it as alternate history. What counts as a historical event? What exactly does “different” mean? Just think of Outlander. That’s how Merriam-Webster defines the genre, but books are rebellious little things and they’ll test that definition in any way they can.

Here Sylvain picks ten of his favorite alternate histories.Īlternative history (noun) 1: fiction that is based on history and that explores what might have happened if certain historical events, figures, etc., had been different. The balance of wry narration, wired action, and delicate worldbuilding make for deeply gratifying reading. government program to recruit Nazi scientists, and carefully disclose intelligence to get the Soviets focused on building rockets of their own.

A History of What Comes Next, the thrilling first installment in a new series from Sylvain Neuvel, stars a mother-daughter pair of Kibsu women, highly intelligent beings whose sole goal is “to take to the stars before Evil comes and kills them all.” Sara and her daughter Mia entice German aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun to join a secret U.S.

Age of Tolerance, A Novel of Alternate History from Al to Allah by Glen Reinsford