Do you like your science fiction mixed with alternative history

[cona_the libari]

I read many of harry turtledove books. do you think alternative history and science fiction stories make agood combination,I like harry turtledove world war series.

[psikeyhackr]

It depends on the story.

Lest Darkness Fall by L. Spraque de Camp
The Proteus Operation by James P. Hogan
1632 by Eric Flint

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[D.R. Stevenson]

I would love anything taking place in the 1940's set durring WW2. I would also love alternative 60's and 70's alternative histories.

[Loerwyn]

I'm not particularly fussed about it, to be honest. It's not something I go out of my way to avoid, but not something I particularly look for either.

Admittedly, the only alt-history/SF series I've read is Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan trilogy (which I found fairly disappointing overall). Oh, wait... I read King's 11/22/63 and enjoyed that.

[Hobbit]

That's quite a common theme at the moment, D.R.

Try Ian Tregellis' Bitter Seeds (though I must admit the 'science' is a little weak.) The Company of the Dead by David J. Kowalski involves alternate histories and the Titanic and is a cracking yarn.

How about Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis?

And my current read, House of Rumour by Jake Arnott involves Ian Fleming, Robert Heinlein, Aleister Crowley and Rudolf Hess, amongst others.

There is science in there, but I wouldn't know how great it was. But if you like Turtledove, can't see why these wouldn't appeal.

Mark

[psikeyhackr]

I would love anything taking place in the 1940's set durring WW2. I would also love alternative 60's and 70's alternative histories.

The Proteus Operation by James P. Hogan

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[mylinar]

The Proteus Operation by James P. Hogan

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I like that book. It is one I have read several times despite knowing the entire story and plot twists.

[Shadowcharge]

I'm not sure this qualifies or not; it stretches the definition of "science fiction." But it stretches the definition of "general fiction" as well. In any case, a thread in another forum here brought this book to mind, and it is indeed an alternative history: "The Terror" by Dan Simmons. The story takes place in the arctic, mostly during the long night. Despite the title I would not classify it as horror, but it really is scary at times! Is it alternative history "sci-fi"? In some ways, yes. Honestly, it's hard to categorise. But I read it last year and loved it; that author truly has a way with the English language.

Sorry, I haven't read much else in terms of alternative history ~ but I hope that helps!

[DDCOrange]

I'm a sucker for these types of stories. Turtledove and Eric Flint are probably the two best ones out there that I have read so far. I'd also highly recommend SM Stirling's Nantucket Series.

[ian_sales]

Blackout / All Clear is not alternate history - it's about a bunch of time travellers who go back in time to the Blitz. It's also badly researched, and apparently not very good.

There is a magazine devoted to alternate history fiction that's worth reading - Alt Hist. See http://althistfiction.com/

And then there's this, which is about an alternate Apollo programme: http://www.amazon.com/Adrift-Rains-A...e+sea+of+rains

(apologies for the last link, but it is on-topic)

[ebusinesstutor]

I read many of harry turtledove books. do you think alternative history and science fiction stories make agood combination,I like harry turtledove world war series.

I really enjoyed Turtledove's World War/Colonization series. What's not to love? Advanced lizardlike aliens arrive to take over the planet at the height of World War II assuming our technology is based on a probe that visited us in the 1600s or so.

Lest Darkness Fall is also very good.

My favourite though is Orson Scott Card's "PastWatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus." Totally blew me away and when I lent it to a friend he thanked me and said he hadn't been as excited by a book in years.

[psikeyhackr]

Agent of Byzantium by Harry Turtledove

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_of_Byzantium

Lest Darkness Fall is also very good.

Hey, I did that one already.

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[Steven L Jordan]

GRR Martin's Wild Cards series qualifies as alternative history, starting post-WWII and continuing through to today; it is, by far, my favorite of alt history series.

I also loved The Proteus Operation. Some alt history books I've read, however, seem to be a bit forced and superficial to me, so I don't get into all of them.