Some great alternate history top stories include the idea of 'What if the Mongols had successfully invaded Europe?' The whole continent's development might have been altered, with different cultural and genetic mixes. Also, 'What if Columbus had never reached the Americas?' Native American civilizations might have continued to develop without the massive disruption brought by European colonization. Well, there's also 'What if the Industrial Revolution had started 500 years earlier?' Technology and society would have advanced at a much faster rate, and we might be in a completely different technological era today.
In an alternate history where the Mongols continued their expansion into Europe and successfully conquered it all, there would be a unique blend of cultures. Eurasia could have become a single, vast empire. Horse - based warfare and nomadic traditions might have influenced European society deeply, changing everything from art to governance.
One interesting alternate history short story is 'The Man in the High Castle' by Philip K. Dick. It presents a world where the Axis powers won World War II. Another is 'Bring the Jubilee' by Ward Moore, which imagines a Confederate victory in the American Civil War. And 'For Want of a Nail' by Robert Sobel is also great. It shows how different the world could be if a single event in history, like the loss of a horseshoe nail, had a different outcome.
One interesting concept could be a world where the South won the American Civil War. This would lead to a completely different social, political and economic landscape in the United States. Another could be if the Roman Empire never fell and continued to expand and influence the modern world in ways we can't even imagine. Also, the idea of a world where dinosaurs never went extinct and co - exist with humans is really fascinating in alternate history fanfic.
One well - known Israel alternate history novel could be 'The Yiddish Policemen's Union' by Michael Chabon. It presents an alternate world where the Jews settled in Alaska instead of Israel. Another might be some works that reimagine the history of the Middle East and Israel's place in it, perhaps exploring what if certain historical events had different outcomes, like treaties not being signed or different military strategies being employed.
There might be a '9 11 alternate history novel' in which the hijackers were discovered during their flight training. The instructors noticed their suspicious behavior and reported them, which led to their arrest and the prevention of the attacks. In such a novel, it could explore how the world would have been different without that tragic event. There would have been no large - scale military interventions in the Middle East directly related to 9/11, and the geopolitical situation would have evolved in a different way.
One interesting short story could be 'The Guns of the South' by Harry Turtledove. It involves time travel where Confederates are given AK - 47s, which completely changes the course of the American Civil War. Another is 'By His Bootstraps' by Robert A. Heinlein. It's a mind - bending time travel story that plays with the idea of self - causation in an alternate timeline.
One great alternate history WW2 novel is 'The Man in the High Castle' by Philip K. Dick. It presents a world where the Axis powers won the war. Another is 'Fatherland' by Robert Harris, which imagines a victorious Nazi Germany in 1964. And 'SS - GB' by Len Deighton, set in a Britain occupied by the Nazis.
A great alternate history story is 'The Guns of the South' by Harry Turtledove. It tells a story where the Confederacy gets AK - 47s during the American Civil War. This changes the course of the war in some unexpected ways. Also, 'Time and Again' by Jack Finney is quite good. It involves time travel to an alternate version of New York in the past, which is an interesting take on alternate history.
One interesting concept could be a world where the Axis powers won the war. This would lead to a completely different geopolitical landscape, with different countries under different forms of rule. Another could be if certain key battles had different outcomes, like if D - Day had failed. It would have a huge impact on the course of the war and the future of Europe.
Some 'Invasion of Japan alternate history novels' might focus on the role of magic or supernatural elements in an invasion. Imagine a world where a group with magical powers decides to invade Japan. There are also those that might look at an alternate history where Japan's isolationist policies in the past are broken by an unexpected invasion force, leading to a completely different development of Japanese society, culture, and politics.