For example, an au fanfic might imagine what would have taken place if the plot events of the source material had unfolded differently, or it. A rundown of parallel universe books, each with their own different ways. The various universes within the multiverse are called parallel universes, other universes or alternate universes. Written in 1666, the blazing world is seen as a forerunner of science fiction, and follows a young woman who travels beyond the north pole and finds a parallel world, inhabited by talking animals, which, in very human fashion, she soon manages to take over. Say youre writing a naruto fanfiction thats a corporate au.
With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. A mixture of fiction and nonfiction, this parallel universe book explores fourthdimensional physics, translating it for nonexpert readers through an ongoing story thats also an affectionate parody of the xfiles. An alternative universe also known as au, alternative timeline, alternate timeline, alternative reality, or alternate reality is a setting for a work of fan fiction that departs from the canon of the fictional universe that the fanwork is based on. Check out our giveaways and exclusive cover reveals for. Set in a version of america that is ruled by japan and germany, with a neutral zone in between, this book is gets a little loopy, but its a classic of the. Science fiction is the most discussed and argued over genre in literature but it actually goes way beyond books and into film, tv, video games and. Put together a list of 50 mustread science fiction books and dont make anyone angry. Which, you know, was always an immediate red flag for me. Herbert managed to create a genuinely alternative and unique view of the far, far future, a consistent universe which didnt rely on the common tropes of science fiction. From canon divergence to fabricating an entirely new universe for the characters to occupy, there is a seemingly limitless range of possibilities for an author to work withespecially if their understanding of the characters we know and love allows their personalities to.
Bini filters my oc is a small girl that was thrown into a lot of bad situations during bad times befriends the captains two children, micheal and sarah janeway as the crew of voyager is thrown across the galaxy to the delta quadrant. Best parallel universe multiverse books fantasy book. The alternate universe khronos chronicles book 1 kindle. Best science fiction books to read the washington post. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped guide the genre into mainstream reading. Top 10 parallel worlds in fiction childrens books the. His southern victory or timeline191 series has the confederates beating the union. Parallel reality, alternate universe, bad ending, good ending. Parallel universe is a term describing a theoretical physical concept of having a similar yet somewhat different universe separate from the given one. Within these parallel universes, our wars have had. Bucky ohare, the science fiction series is set in a parallel universe known as the aniverse, where all inhabitants are anthropomorphic animals. Alt hist readers might be interested in a new anthology containing 28 science fiction and fantasy stories based on an extraordinary secret history vatican vaults is a captivating collection of original science fiction and fantasy stories based on the same alternate world premise.
No matter how weird things get on our world, in science fiction, there will always be places where things got weirderenter the parallel universe. Parallel universe is one of the most sensational topics among the most creative writers as it is the best work of imagination. Broadly, an au may transplant a given source works characters to a radically different setting, shift the genre in which their adventures occur, andor alter one or more of their. The guns of the south has the confederates equipped with ak47s by. From alternate realities to parallel universes, the best multiverse science fiction books take us everywhere and beyond. The books are opening atlantisdiscovery, colonization, and alternate version of frenchindian war, the united states of atlantis revolutionary war, and liberating atlantis civil war.
Alternate universe science fiction works archive of. Racial, paranormal romance, science fiction romance, shifters. You may be looking for star trek zine alternate universe 4 alternate universe often abbreviated as au is a descriptor used to characterize fanworks which change one or more elements of the source works canon. Many, many alternate history ask how the world would be different if germany had won world war ii. The wild cards story collections were created by a group of new mexico science fiction authors, pulled together and edited by game of thrones author george r. From science fiction to science fact, there is a concept that suggests that there could be other universes besides our own, where all the choices you made in this life played out in alternate. It is, however, arguably his most famous, and sets the stage for several wellregarded sequels. Lerina believes she woke here, but shes from a parallel universe where the differences are as small as her bedspread, and as significant as her love life. However, there is an underground novel going around depicting an alternate reality, a parallel universe where america won the war. List of fiction employing parallel universes wikipedia. Best alternate history novels and stories 619 books.
Caste of the metabarons features two wars between our universe and alternate ones. Set in modern times somewhere between 20152018, this story follows john lennon and paul mccartney in an alternate universe as highschoolers. So, whether it be books, movies, video games, comics, etc. A series of books where the technology to access parallel universes with alternate histories has been developed and is monopolized by the company crosstime. This list is to determine the most popular universe of all time.
Alternate history fiction continues to thrive in the twentyfirst century, particularly as film and television adaptations are created from alternate history books. A parallel universe or alternative reality is a hypothetical selfcontained separate reality coexisting with ones own. Grappling with the problems of engaging with 4d physics while being the owner of a 3d brain, this book is a novel, a popular. Parallel universes, ya books with parallel universes, alternative earth, young adult scifi, books with parallel world, best vampire steampu. Stumpy is intelligent instead of being the ditz, and alternate.
There are several different types of works on this, but the most common types includes aur alternate universereality in this one, the world, or more bluntly, universe. When you open the pages of a book you step into a parallel universe. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the alternate universe khronos chronicles book 1. An unexpected encounter with a relic had placed fuji in. After two acclaimed nonfiction books, dead pets, and sods law, he has just. Sam leiths top 10 alternative realities best books the guardian. Alternate universes au are really fun tools to work towards this end. This archive includes all multichapter, wellwritten alternate universe stories for a walk to remember. Agent of byzantium has the byzantine empire surviving. The golden compass by philip pullman, the subtle knife by philip pullman, the amber spyglass by philip pullman, a da. Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories in which one or more historical events occur differently. These stories usually contain what if scenarios at crucial points in history and present outcomes other than those in the historical record. Imagine alternate possible lives with these books about slipping around in time, space, and reality.
But, in an alternate universe, his quest found something very different and very dangerous. The alternate universe khronos chronicles book 1 kindle edition by wolf, rob. The parallel world that alice enters in these two books is a. It starts with the age of colonization, but the east coast of north america was separated from the rest before the europeans discovered it.
The fantasy genre has long employed parallel universes and alternate realities with diana wynne jones chrestomanci series, philip pullmans his dark materials. The series contains five novels and takes place in a parallel universe and features alternate versions of the comic strips main characters. Ideally this will have some sort of romantic factor to it, but ill take what i. Alternate universe often abbreviated as au is a descriptor used to characterize fanworks which change one or more elements of the source works canon. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Snodgrass, also a contributor to the series there is a secret history of the worlda history in which an alien virus struck the earth in the aftermath of world war ii, endowing a handful of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Between band practice and schoolwork, the two boys are trying to get their small band to fame. What defines multiverse science fiction varies and can often be convoluted, but generally speaking it is referring to a multiplicity of universes branching out into many different moments in. In 1954, a young princeton university doctoral candidate named hugh everett iii came up with a radical idea. Discover the best alternate history science fiction in best sellers. Physicists love to sit back in their arm chairs with mugs of hot chocolate, postulating on the possibilities of the multiverse, branching realities from a. Few science fiction books can claim to use the same structure as the canterbury tales and still be kickass scifi, but hyperion pulls it off. Fiction tells us the difference we hear the following terms all the time. In an episode of rugrats, tommy and chuckie think theyre in a mirrorland. The top 10 books on parallel universes are the best form of fiction artwork. These book on topic alternate universe highly popular among the readers worldwide. Alternate history, fantasy hugo and nebula awardwinning author michael swanwick presents a new fiction series at, consisting of standalone stories all set in the same world. Especially in my early days of fanfic reading, i would occasionally come across authors notes saying things like, this is an alternate universe.
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