Alternatives Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Alternatives books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Alternative Truths (By: Bob Brown)
Buy on Amazon2017
More Alternative Truths (By: Rebecca McFarland Kyle,Vonda N. McIntyre,Bob Brown,Lou J Berger,Phyllis Irene Radford)
Buy on Amazon2017
Alternative Theologies: Parables for a Modern World (By: Bob Brown)
Buy on Amazon2018
Alternative Holidays (By: Alex Shvartsman)
Buy on Amazon2022
Post Roe Alternatives (By: Adam-Troy Castro)
Buy on Amazon2022
Alternative Liberties (With: Adam-Troy Castro,Brenda Cooper,Louise Marley,David Gerrold,Bob Brown,Elizabeth Scarborough,Jim Wright,Stephanie Weippert,Nancy Moore)
Buy on Amazon2025
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World
Buy on Amazon1982
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 1986
Buy on Amazon1986
Friends of the Horseclans II
Buy on Amazon1989
Alternatives
Buy on Amazon1989
Weird Tales #296: Spring 1990
Buy on Amazon1990
After the King
Buy on Amazon1991
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1992
Buy on Amazon1992
Time Machines
Buy on Amazon1997
Nebula Awards 32: SFWA’s Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Buy on Amazon1998
We Could Do Worse: A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories
Buy on Amazon1999
The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century
Buy on Amazon2001
The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Buy on Amazon2001
Meditations on Middle-Earth
Buy on Amazon2001
Worlds That Weren't
Buy on Amazon2002
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian
Buy on Amazon2003
The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age
Buy on Amazon2004
New Magics
Buy on Amazon2004
The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition
Buy on Amazon2004
I, Alien
Buy on Amazon2005
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2005
Buy on Amazon2005
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2006
Space Cadets
Buy on Amazon2006
This Is My Funniest
Buy on Amazon2006
Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007
Buy on Amazon2007
Federations
Buy on Amazon2009
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition
Buy on Amazon2012
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination
Buy on Amazon2013
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014
Buy on Amazon2013
The Time Traveler's Almanac
Buy on Amazon2013
Multiverse
Buy on Amazon2014
Field of Fantasies
Buy on Amazon2014
Some Time Later
Buy on Amazon2017
Alternate Peace
Buy on Amazon2019
Tor.com Short Fiction Winter 2020
Buy on Amazon2020
And the Last Trump Shall Sound
Buy on Amazon2020
Leviathans: Armored Skies
Buy on Amazon2021
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews
Buy on Amazon2021
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 200, May 2023
Buy on Amazon2023
Alternative Liberties
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Alternatives series is publication order: 1. Alternative Truths (By: Bob Brown) (2017), 2. More Alternative Truths (By: Rebecca McFarland Kyle,Vonda N. McIntyre,Bob Brown,Lou J Berger,Phyllis Irene Radford) (2017), 3. Alternative Theologies: Parables for a Modern World (By: Bob Brown) (2018), 4. Alternative Holidays (By: Alex Shvartsman) (2022), 5. Post Roe Alternatives (By: Adam-Troy Castro) (2022), and 40 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Alternatives series by Harry Turtledove contains 45 books. The series began in 2017 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Alternatives series is written by Harry Turtledove. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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