![]() In 1952, a meteorite crashes into the Eastern coast of the United states and destroys much of the east coast, including Washington D.C. This sets the timeline for the most drastic change in history. Since Nathaniel is literally a rocket scientist he is semi drafted into services to help at the local Air Force base. She and her husband, Nathaniel, witness the meteorite impact and survive the subsequent shock wave. The first is that Dewey would defeat Truman and become President of the United States, second that the US would be ahead of the Soviet Union in the space race.Įmma York is a former WASP, who flew with many perilous missions in WWII, and brilliant mathematician. Mary Robinette Kowal’s alternate history in The Calculating Stars is not just one turning point, but several. Harry Turtledove has an entire series based on the South winning the Civil War unofficially called The Southern Victory Series. The most popular one is of Germany winning World War II as in Phillip K. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It seems a lot of alternate history science fiction novels revolve around a major turning point in history. ![]()
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