Alternative history
Origin: Fr.alternative, lat. historĭa, gr. ἱστορία
A subgenre of speculative fiction that is set in a world in which history has diverged from history as it is generally known.
Spanish: Historia alternativa
Sources and references
- Jackson. Michael “Foresight Glossary”cited 180 times
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