The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories by Frederik Pohl, Ian Watson, Harry Harrison, Ken MacLeod, Eugene Byrne, Tom Shippey, Chris Roberson, Judith Tarr, Pamela Sargent, A.A. Attanasio, Brian Stableford, Kim Newman, Harry Turtledove, Keith Roberts, Gregory Benford, Paul McAuley, Stephen Baxter, Suzette Haden Elgin, Fritz Leiber, Pat Cadigan, Robert Silverberg, Ian Whates, Marc Laidlaw, James Morrow, George Zebrowski, Esther M. Friesner, Pierre Gévart, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ian R. MacLeod, Rudy Rucker

591 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging slow-paced
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Every short story in this wonderfully varied collection has one thing in common: each features some alteration in history, some divergence from historical reality, which results in a world very different from the one we know today. As well as orig...

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Community Reviews Summary of 35 reviews

Moods

adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
hopeful 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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