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title: "Alternate History Fantasy Books"
description: "Browse award-recognized alternate history fantasy books with examples, counts, and a filtered app link."
canonical: "https://sffawards.com/subgenres/alternate-history-fantasy/"
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# Alternate History Fantasy Books

Fantasy where magic or supernatural change reshapes historical events or creates an alternate timeline.

- **matching books:** 27
- **recognitions:** 39
- **winner records:** 3
- **award years:** 1984-2020
- **updated:** Aug 28, 2026

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## Representative Books

- **Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell** by Susanna Clarke - 3.87 average rating, 259,410 ratings, 2 recognitions, 0 wins, published 2004
- **His Majesty's Dragon** by Naomi Novik - 4.07 average rating, 113,987 ratings, 2 recognitions, 0 wins, published 2006

## Related Links

- [Browse all subgenre pages](/subgenres/)
- [Historical Fantasy books](/subgenres/historical-fantasy/)
- [Alternate History SF books](/subgenres/alternate-history-science-fiction/)
- [Steampunk Fantasy books](/subgenres/steampunk-fantasy/)
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- [Browse award pages](/awards/)

## Goodreads Genre Reference

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