However they’re classified, though, these nine alternate history books are among the best of the best and the perfect way to take a little trip back through time. But the one thing they all have in common is the reinvention and reimagination of the past. Signed by author on title page (see photo). In 2017 Sarah Gailey made her debut with River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, two action-packed novellas that introduced readers to an alternate America in which hippos rule the colossal swamp that was once the Mississippi River.Now readers have the chance to own both novellas in a single, beautiful volume. Sub-genres like this one often take up a liminal space between other genres, sometimes leaning more toward one than the other and even inhabiting multiple worlds at once. : American Hippo: First edition/ First printing. Some alternate history novel feature just the smallest change, while others completely reimagine the past, even overlapping with historical fantasy. And that’s exactly what some of the best alternate history books - like these nine - do.

It’s fun - but also impactful when done right. Alternate history at its best does just that, using the liberties it takes with the timeline to make a complicated and distant past resonate with modern readers. I want to see the past like I’ve never dreamed of before, all while underscoring the sociopolitical that made that era so unique. Read 'American Hippo River of Teeth, Taste of Marrow, and New Stories' by Sarah Gailey available from Rakuten Kobo. Why am I reading it: I do not routinely read horrorbut, I DO read Sarah Gailey since I was wowed by her AMERICAN HIPPO some years back. Give me game changing supernatural characters and technology so far ahead of its time that it changes the course of history. Title/author: JUST LIKE HOME by Sarah Gailey. When it comes to alternate history books, I love a story that really turns the past on its head.

American Hippo by Sarah Gailey