{"product_id":"9780345439901","title":"Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore fascinating, often chilling \u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003ewhat if\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e accounts of the world that could have existed—and still might yet . . .\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eScience fiction’s most illustrious and visionary authors hold forth the ultimate alternate history collection. Here you’ll experience mind-bending tales that challenge your views of the past, present, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e future, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003e“The Lucky Strike”:\u003c\/b\u003e When the\u003ci\u003e Lucky Strike\u003c\/i\u003e is chosen over the\u003ci\u003e Enola Gay\u003c\/i\u003e to drop the first atomic bomb, fate takes an unexpected turn in Kim Stanley Robinson’s gripping tale.\u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003e“Bring the Jubilee”:\u003c\/b\u003e Ward Moore’s novella masterpiece offers a rebel victory at Gettysburg which changes the course of the Civil War . . . and all of American history.\u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003e“Through Road No Wither”:\u003c\/b\u003e After Hitler’s victory in World War II, two Nazi officers confront their destiny in Greg Bear’s apocalyptic vision of the future.\u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003e“All the Myriad Ways”:\u003c\/b\u003e Murder or suicide, Ambrose Harmon’s death leads the police down an infinite number of pathways in Larry Niven’s brilliant and defining tale of alternatives and consequences.\u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003e“Mozart in Mirrorshades”:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner explore a terrifying era as the future crashes into the past—with disastrous results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e. . . as well as \u003cb\u003e“The Winterberry” by Nicholas A. DiChario • “Islands in the Sea” by Harry Turtledove • “Suppose They Gave a Peace” by Susan Shwartz • “Manassas, Again” by Gregory Benford • “Dance Band on the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e” by Jack L. Chalker • “Eutopia” by Poul Anderson • “The Undiscovered” by William Sanders • “The Death of Captain Future” by Allen Steele • and “Moon of Ice” by Brad Linaweaver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The definitive collection: fourteen seminal alternate history tales drawing readers into a universe of dramatic possibility and endless wonder.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024822386928,"sku":"9780345439901","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345439901_p0.jpg?v=1763687422","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345439901","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}