Five Favorite Alternative History Novels

(in order of preference)

1. The “His Dark Materials” Trilogy by Philip Pullman

2. The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad

3. Pontius Pilate by Roger Caillois (it’s a spoiler that Caillois’s novel even appears on this list—so move along, there’s nothing to see here)

4. Great Work of Time by John Crowley

5. The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer

— November 11, 2020

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