The most popular alternate history books of 2021

Alternate history asks what if the past had gone another way. A war is won by the other side, an empire never falls, an invention arrives a century early, and the story explores the world that follows. These books mix history, speculation and often a thriller plot, and they reward readers who know the real events. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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The Kingdoms
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The Kingdoms

Natasha Pulley

Published 2021

448 pages

The Spare Man
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The Spare Man

Mary Robinette Kowal

Published 2021

384 pages

Widowland
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Widowland

Jane Thynne, C.J. Carey

2021 · 2022 edition

432 pages

Muse
Cover of Muse

Muse

Brittany Cavallaro

2021 · 2022 edition

368 pages

Asterix 39 and the Griffin
Cover of Asterix 39 and the Griffin

Asterix 39 and the Griffin

René Goscinny, Jean-Yves Ferri, Albert Uderzo, Didier Conrad, Xavier Senín, Isabel Soto, Alejandro Tobar

2021 · 2022 edition

48 pages