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Best Alternate History Novels

This is a list compiled of a Goodreads list of best alternate history novels, of which I selected the books with 5000 ratings or more. Some are well-known, others more obscure. Have fun!
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required scores: 1, 6, 9, 13, 18 

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The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
1
Philip K. Dick
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
2
Alan Moore
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
3
Robert Harris
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
4
Jasper Fforde
His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
His Majesty's Dragon
5
Naomi Novik
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
6
Susanna Clarke
Guns of the South
Guns of the South
7
1632 (Eric Flint)
1632
8
Eric Flint
The Years of Rice and Salt (Kim Stanley Robinson)
The Years of Rice and Salt
9
Kim Stanley Robinson
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
10
Michael Chabon
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
11
Philip Roth
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
12
Kazuo Ishiguro
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
13
Neal Stephenson
Island in the Sea of Time (S.M. Stirling)
Island in the Sea of Time
14
S.M. Stirling
Seventh Son (Orson Scott Card)
Seventh Son
15
Orson Scott Card
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
16
Thomas Hobbes
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
17
Willis
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
18
George Orwell
The Difference Engine (Bruce Sterling & William Gibson)
The Difference Engine
19
Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
How Few Remain (Harry Turtledove)
How Few Remain
20
Harry Turtledove
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
21
Ken Follett
SS-GB (Len Deighton)
SS-GB
22
Len Deighton
Dies the Fire
Dies the Fire
23
Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson)
Quicksilver
24
Neal Stephenson
Marvel 1602 (Neil Gaiman)
Marvel 1602
25
Neil Gaiman
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
26
Stephen King
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)
Anno Dracula
27
Kim Newman
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
28
Max Brooks
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
29
Margaret Atwood
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
30
Stephen King
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
31
Haruki Murakami
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
32
Colson Whitehead
Dominion (C.J. Sansom)
Dominion
33
C.J. Sansom
The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers)
The Anubis Gates
34
Tim Powers
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
35
Anita Diamant
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
36
Seth Grahame-Smith
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
37
Philip Pullman
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
38
Kim Stanley Robinson
Enchantment (Orson Scott Card)
Enchantment
39
Orson Scott Card
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
40
Robert A. Heinlein
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