NEW WORLDS
NEW WORLDS
What if?
Some other well-regarded works of alternate history:
"The Man in the High Castle," by Philip K. Dick. America lost World War II and is governed by Japan and Germany. The late sci-fi master explores the lives of several ordinary Americans under these regimes."The Years of Rice And Salt," by Kim Stanley Robinson. A 700-year journey through a world where the Black Death wiped out European civilization, China and India are the dominant cultures, and Buddhism and Islam are the chief religions."The Eden Trilogy," by Harry Harrison. Dinosaurs never became extinct and evolve into an intelligent species that challenges human-like creatures for dominance in this series: "West of Eden," "Winter in Eden" and "Return to Eden.""For Want of a Nail: If Burgoyne Had Won at Saratoga," by Robert Sobel. An intricate speculation on American history if the British had won the Revolutionary War. Britain colonizes America and the revolutionaries continue the struggle from Mexico."Fatherland," by Robert Harris. The Nazis won World War II. A German detective investigates several murders that could ruin detente with the United States and a visit by President Joe Kennedy to celebrate Hitler's 75th birthday.
Source: KRT
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