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Works of alternative history have been written almost as long as works of history and fantasy. Modern science fiction has added time travel and parallel universe stories to the panoply of "what-if" stories. | Works of alternative history have been written almost as long as works of history and fantasy. Modern science fiction has added time travel and parallel universe stories to the panoply of "what-if" stories. | ||
==Discussions, critiques== | |||
*[http://io9.com/384951/a-crash-course-in-alternate-history-novels A Crash Course in Alternate History Novels], [[Annalee Newitz]], ''io9'' 2008/4/28 | |||
*[http://al-zorra.livejournal.com/303453.html Alternate History As Conceived Of By Fan Boys], al-zorra, 2008/4/28 (commenting on io9 post) | |||
Revision as of 19:09, 1 May 2008
Alternate history (also called "alternative history", "allohistory", "uchronie" (French)) is a subgenre of SF that takes Earth history and changes some aspect of it.
Works of alternative history have been written almost as long as works of history and fantasy. Modern science fiction has added time travel and parallel universe stories to the panoply of "what-if" stories.
Discussions, critiques
- A Crash Course in Alternate History Novels, Annalee Newitz, io9 2008/4/28
- Alternate History As Conceived Of By Fan Boys, al-zorra, 2008/4/28 (commenting on io9 post)
See also
- Sidewise Awards for alternate history works
- Category:Works of alternate history