Alt-history Stories

On a storm-torn night in Castillonia, two daughters are claimed by one family-one born pale and failing, the other a Black infant rescued from the wreckage of a foreign ship. To save their lineage, the D'Arcennes hide the sickly newborn and raise the rescued child, Maelys, as heir. Twenty-two years later, Maelys stands beneath the chandeliers of Solenir's glittering court, chosen as a potential bride for Crown Prince Laurent de Castillon. Their attraction is immediate-intellect, wit, and defiant grace ignite a scandalous spark. But whispers hiss through silk: foreign, unsuitable, impossible. When Elara-the hidden trueborn-arrives in disguise, the court becomes a crucible of rumor and knives. A kidnapping, a great hearing, a kingdom's breath held between truth and ruin. With assassins in shadows and tradition wielded like a blade, Maelys must outplay courtiers who would rather see her vanish than rule. Love, loyalty, and identity wage war beneath painted ceilings. To claim her fate-and a future for her kingdom-Maelys must become more than the girl who was switched. She must become the queen who chooses. ©️ _RelleLebby_ // R. L.

This book contains information on a mod I am making for Hearts of Iron IV called,"RommelReich". Takes place in from 1936 to 1950.

Lore of Russian America

What if North America today was divided up the way the original colonial powers had settled it. With the English all along the Atlantic coast. The French down the middle along the Mississippi watershed. The Spanish in the west all along the Pacific. Canada and Mexico to the north and south. This is an Alternate History of how it happened.in Five Parts. Jason Wolfe investigates what happened during the Gold Rush, Mexican Independence, the Alamo, Custer's Last Stand, the Civil War, the Underground Railroad, and more. Moments in history where the outcome is not what you thought.

1985: The Cold War, East vs West, the US and USSR stare each other down, 40 years after beating the Axis powers in the most devastating war in human history. To complicate things even more, a nation that has bordered the US in some way since 1865 has been growing closer to her ideological rival; The Republic of Dixie. Having been an associate member of the Axis powers like Finland, the former Confederate States of America was partitioned in two after losing the war in 1945, with the Mississippi River becoming a DMZ run by the Yankees. The Republic of Greater Texas was made in the western part, while the Southeastern portion adopted the colloquial name of the region officially. No Marshall funding to be had, the new Council of Government reached out a hand to Moscow and Stalin was more than happy to oblige. Never cottoning onto full Marxism, the RoD occupied a space in the Non-aligned Nations group, but there were leaders that wanted to grow closer the USSR. This story is about a Georgia State Militia unit comprised of ladies who for various reasons have volunteered in a time of high tensions between their nation and its neighbor while also undergoing a transition politically.

The year is 1974, and Russia has fallen. For nearly 30 years, since the first German invasion, the Russian people have suffered. But through that suffering came renewal. From the fortress city of Komi, a man would scheme. He would scheme to create a new order out of the nation. A new regime wherein the Russian people would learn penance for their sins against god and their Romanov royal family, whom they had selfishly murdered. But he was mad. This order could not last. And it didn't. A wave of darkness spread across the Empire as cities were cut off from each other and attacked by mysterious forces. Most thought that was the end. Most were wrong. In this story, we follow Jason Gale, a British journalist, as he explores the wastes that remained after Taborinsky and his Holy Russian Empire fell. You will see him venture deeper and deeper as he meets people and ideas he'd rather not have. But when the clock stops ticking...well, lets just say our hero is in for a surprise. (THE FOLLOWING IS FANFICTION FROM THE NEW ORDER MOD FOR HEARTS OF IRON. I DO NOT, NOR CLAIM TO, HAVE THE RIGHT TO THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF ASPECTS OF THIS UNIVERSE CREATED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORS. THIS NOVELLA SHOULD BE INTERPRETED AS SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE LORE OF THE ORIGINAL PATH. I JUST ENJOYED THE POST MIDNIGHT LORE AND THOUGHT I SHOULD WRITE ABOUT IT.)

Inspired by The Elder Scrolls, Ranger's apprentice. The world of a young Felikin, a race of cat-like people, is thrown into disarray when she encounters a completely alien warship on the ocean. The monarchic nation known as Cetal is expanding rapidly, and very few can stop it. Unfortunately, Dari'el is not one of these people.

In the western region of China lays the country known as East Turkestan. Ever since the Japanese won WW2, China became a mess. China's National Revolutionary Army marches west to stay alive from the Japanese attackers. Luckily, they survive, and live with the Uyghurs. Japan and East Turkestan have a salty relationship, but nothing much ever happens aside from some border conflicts. Until one autumn day...

I'm giving this a tad bit of a go, so, this is a alt history battle report for the Kosvian side. A major invasion of Redwall island against their age old enemy, the Gracians.

Have you ever looked at a fictional event and thought 'y'know, this would make a great history book'? Well this is that.

Lore about the lands of Vynalia.

Here's My Take on What Would have Happened if "A Divided Ending" Continued from the 2019 Season

Some lore I wrote for a Hearts of Iron IV mod called Death of Nations. It centers around a world in which during and after WWI, anarchist uprisings popped up across the globe and are now fighting to overturn the old world order. This is the story of how America got there.

The world we know might end in fire and smoke, but technology will allow us to rewrite history. A single ship captain decides to send a time machine back into the annals history and forever changes the course of human civilization.

Esto solo es un ensayo

The year is 1942 and for the 1st time in the war besides Pearl Harbor American soil is attacked this time by the Germans they invade New Orleans who will win this unknown battle.

Spis przypowieści z wieków minionych historii Hierytnicy.

[2021 WATTYS Winner] Giovanna joins a handsome nobleman to save a friend from an arranged marriage, but they discover a plot that may have victims of Venice's Black Death rising from their graves. * * * As a child, Giovanna Visconti learned the arts of bloodletting and elixir brewing from her father with an intent to simply support his work, not take it over. But when he falls ill from the pestilence that's been ravaging Venice for months, she reluctantly dons the beaked mask of the plague doctor. Vowing to protect her father however she can, Giovanna hides him away and sees her first patient--the handsome, but alarmingly feverish Matteo Barozzi. Although she successfully treats this son of a high-ranking official, in a careless moment Giovanna fails to properly conceal her identity. The only reason she isn't tossed into a dank jail cell is thanks to the young man's honor and feelings of indebtedness. The association between the charming aristocrat and the clever commoner should end there, but when Giovanna's dearest friend goes missing right after her betrothal to the Doge's son and amid strange reports of nighttime attacks, violent commotions, and inexplicable behaviors in the community, the only person Giovanna can turn to for help is Matteo. Together, they must carefully navigate Venice's increasingly deadly canals to uncover a sect peddling false cures and a smuggling plot involving the highest levels of government or risk the entire Republic falling victim to something even worse than the plague: the risen dead. Historical Fiction with Fantasy Elements THE BORGIAS X FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH * * * WATTYS 2021 winner for Historical Fiction and special HQ prize for "Catchiest Hook" AMBYS 2022 winner for Best Zombie story Content Warning for adult situations including assault and death.

Some alternate history I whipped up one night...enjoy (I wrote this about a year ago at 4am...sorry for bad grammar lol)

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