Science Fiction Alternative History

Laugh Till You Stop. Extract from the Houston Chronicle, Classifieds, August 25th 2329 AD. ……. “If you could go anywhere, or anywhen, in history, where and when would you go? Golgotha? Hastings? The Grassy Knoll? Nah! Get yourself to Pisa, Italy, 2169 AD during a particular hot day in June, 3:33pm GMT to be precise….. TimeLines Incorporated is proud to announce its latest time line. Come on down and take the trip of a lifetime. Remember: There’s A TimeLine And Place For Everything. TimeLines Incorporated.” In the twenty fourth century life is dull, predictable and full of ...

The bomb did more than shatter a stadium: it shook the world. As the smoke settles, Celice heads off to Europe on the bomber's tail, vengeance hot on her mind. She has the tools and the tortured soul to make sure her target suffers. It's a no-holds-barred hunt, one that might carry a price higher than Celice is willing to pay. Back in Chicago, Wexley takes the helm with vicious speed. The revolution's been kick-started, and he means to carry it out, no matter the consequences. How to defeat a world-conquering super-powered team? The answer drifts by outside his office window, and Wexley ...

She will defy a future written in stone. In 1943, Eleanor sees fragments of the future, but despite her efforts, she can’t alter destiny. Orphaned as a girl, she believes the visions are a curse created by the Devil. As a young woman, she has made peace with watching atrocities unfold twice. But, when she finds a grifter with the ability to hear her thoughts, she realizes she is not alone. Those with gifts are being murdered. Eleanor tempts fate and sets out to stop a mysterious serial killer hunting the streets of New York City.

The world's mightiest heroes face a deadly threat from the shadows, while a hunter tracks down a runaway whose secrets could change everything. All his life, Aegis has defeated every villain he’s come across, one punch after another. He deserves a break, but when word spreads of a plot to destroy the Paragons, Aegis must don the suit one more time. In the not-so-far future, Paragons run Earth with their powered abilities, governing normals and anomalies alike, and Aegis, along with a small group of other Champions, runs the Paragons. Living beneath a super-powered boot heel isn’t what ...

In Scott Meehan's captivating time-travel novel, Major David Allan finds himself thrust into a breathtaking journey through time and history. Surviving a harrowing plane crash in 2004, Major Allan wakes up in 1991, his wife Sherry faithfully by his side. As he grapples with the astonishing realization of being transported back in time, Major Allan discovers an extraordinary opportunity to alter the course of events and shape the future. Set against the backdrop of the transformative 1990s, a decade renowned for its technological advancements and societal changes, Major Allan uses his ...

The end of the world ends here… Shelby is back to unleash her own unique brand of mayhem in this explosive conclusion to the World War Metal trilogy. The droids are winning the war. Humanity as we know it will be obliterated in a couple of months if something drastic isn’t done. Our last hope… Shelby and her quest for the Cormac Code. Rumor has it that if the code is punched into a heavily guarded computer in Olympus HQ, every single murderous droid will be destroyed. The only problem… Shelby has no idea where the code is, and she only has 72 hours to find it. The battle between ...

Something very strange is going on in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A masked terrorist attacks a local politician and a news reporter at a minor league baseball game. A Gay Pride parade is bombed. A veteran's home is invaded and taken over by new ownership, and every resident that is not Caucasian has suddenly...disappeared.

When a brutal attack leaves Agatha DeLacey blind, she and the Artful Dodger find themselves at the mercy of an experimental biomech surgery. Though the procedure restores Aggie’s sight, her new eyes come at an unnerving cost, and the changes in Dodger are even more alarming - instead of seeing Aggie as the girl he fancies, he now views her as a potential threat.

Zweiter Weltkrieg, Ende 1942, Stalingrad: Was wäre, wenn die fähigsten deutschen Offiziere den Krieg nach Ihren Vorstellungen geführt hätten? Tauchen Sie ein in eine packende Geschichte, die von einem alternativen Krieg erzählt. Autor Hermann Weinhauer, bekannt für seine nervenzerfetzenden Frontberichte, legt mit „Imperium Germanicum“ seinen ersten Ausflug in die Alternativweltgeschichte vor. Seine Serie vereint gekonnt die Genres Polit-Thriller und Kriegsroman, wenn Weinhauer die wohl spannendste aller Fragen beantwortet.

Der schwerreiche Vater der vermissten Anna-Lena van Dam schickt den Ex-Soldaten Viktor mit einem fünfköpfigen Geo-Expertenteam los, um seine Tochter zu suchen. In einem gigantischen Höhlensystem entdeckt die Gruppe mehrere Türen mit mysteriösen Zeichen. Um Anna-Lena zu retten, müssen sie sich auf Pfade jenseits von Wissenschaft und Vernunft einlassen - Eine der Türen führt die Gruppe mitten in die 40er Jahre. Doch hier hat Nazi-Deutschland früh kapituliert, die USA haben kolonialgleiche Kontrolle über Europa übernommen und drohen dem Widerstand, angeführt von Russland, mit einem Atomschlag.

This book is an example of Alternative History. That, in essence, is asking what the future could be like. It suggests the US could have become a Dominion of America. Call this standard history with a twist, or even mythology in part. It is certainly historical material, told in fictional fashion.

An ancient secret is revealed after 2,000 years. Destruction at the Temple Mount ensues. An epic battle between good and evil is underway, and the survival of the world’s population hangs in the balance. Eloah works for the support of the American president, and to convince the Catholic pope of the truth of his reincarnation and of his connection to the Church’s foundation. Eloah’s followers search for evidence, hidden for two millennia, which will substantiate his claims.

The being known as Alpha distributes fear and hate, his only ambition to destroy all that’s good in the universe. And now he has support from another like him. While Eloah delivers the truth of our evolution in a fantastic display of technological power, the evil beings plan their attack on Eloah and his followers. The pope delivers a message to millions of expectant followers, one that will shock the world and change the course and charter of the Catholic Church, and likely all religions.

On every street, in every city, the Paragons are hunted. Drones and mercenary teams break apart families and take captive anyone with a hint of power. Whispers in the dark hint at their destination: a grim prison where dire experiments seek to extract the secrets in the Paragon’s genes. Those left free scurry from one hideout to another, trying to stay one step ahead of annihilation. It’s a race with only one sure end, unless Celice and the remaining heroes can find the key to stopping the slaughter. That key? The Factory, a vast center producing Paragon-killing machines in the hills ...

When environmental degradation causes the destruction of the planet Lemmus, the Benwarians board a sentient spaceship in search of a new home. They discover Earth only to find it in the same condition as their home planet. With their superior knowledge and technology, they decide to terraform Earth by drastically reducing the human population. The book details how the Benwarians decide which humans are worthy of saving, and the physical changes they make to reverse global warming. The book also describes the Benwarian leader's anguish and internal struggles, not only to save his own race ...

Some friendships are so powerful, they bend space, time, and the rules of childhood itself. Kendra Cassidy has spent centuries shaping the future, but there’s one story she’s never told—until now. Quantum Quirks is her sideways autobiography, a heartfelt and humorous look back at her earliest memories of Aiyana, the best friend who would one day become her wife. From their first wild adventures in the Northern Imperium of the 2080s—building impossible contraptions, outsmarting teachers, and occasionally outrunning the law—Kendra and Aiyana prove that growing up is anything but ...

This is a side story to the steampunk Infini Calendar series. Kogishi Akira is a teenage inventor living in Meiji Era Japan (Infini Calendar). One day, a sinister fleet of ships commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry arrive and demand the country open itself to trade with them. Akira, along with apprentice swordsman Sakamoto Ryoma, team up to repel this invasion, but more sinister forces lurk in the shadows.

Berlino, 30 aprile 1945: le avanguardie dell'Armata Rossa conquistano il bunker dove Adolf Hitler ha deciso di togliersi la vita. Ma come sarebbe cambiata la storia dell'umanità se quel giorno i soldati sovietici avessero trovato Hitler ancora vivo? Questa è la premessa da cui parte "L'ultimo inganno di Hitler", un avvincente romanzo di fantapolitica che ha come protagonisti alcuni personaggi realmente esistiti dei servizi segreti americani, sovietici e vaticani. Tra questi, lo psichiatra Douglas Kelley, che lavorò per l'esercito statunitense ed era esperto di ipnosi.

It’s not easy for a legend to disappear. Mynx has been trying to fade away for years, but now Aegis is missing, and Mynx must lead the Paragons, or watch the world she built collapse into fiery disaster. The Paragons, with their super-powered abilities, control the world under the Champion’s leadership, the original group that Mynx joined to, at first, save the world and then to rule it. Not everyone, though, is happy with the new world order, and the Champions, after decades in the fight, are showing weakness. Mynx has to gather the Champions one last time, get them to agree on the ...

As Irene tries to manage a fraught Fae-dragon truce and her overbearing parents, she’s given a hot new mission. The world where she grew up is in danger and only one book can save it. This is held by Mr Nemo, secretive Fae villain and antique dealer, so Irene and Kai travel to his Caribbean retreat to strike a deal. But in return for the book, they must steal a painting from 21st century Vienna. They’ll join a team of dragons, Fae gamblers and thieves, so their greatest challenge may be one another.