What is the worst alternate history you’ve ever read? (Pre-1900)

[Winston Bush]

By ‘Worst’i mean it is both impossible and has bad writing. In this thread i hope to make forum members vent their frustration here.

 

[Guncannon]

I don't have a specific one, but any "Confederacy Wins" alt fics that has them conquering the North. It's either edgy wish fulfillment or a mediocre author just trying to bait readers with a hook and trying to make a modern Uncle Tom's Cabin.

 

[AnimalNoodles]

Anything by Harry Harrison, esp the alternate US Civil War one where the USA conquers the UK.

 

[Winston Bush]

I personally have a distaste for Nazi alternate histories where they conquer britain due to both being impossible and very often laten with relatively subtle nazi apologia.

 

[Zero]

I hate political t.l.s where the writer has their side always winning political elections .

 

[Winston Bush]

I hate political t.l.s where the writer has their side always winning political elections .

Agreed. Though i due have to admit when it’s my political party it is a guilty pleasure of mine.

 

[Winston Bush]

Harry Harrison

Who is that?

 

[AnimalNoodles]

Who is that?

A once prominent and deceased Science Fiction writer.

 

[Winston Bush]

I hate political t.l.s where the writer has their side always winning political elections .

Which specific TL in that category made you ‘Cringe’ the most at both it’s impossibility and it’s bad writing and worldbuilding.

 

[Zero]

Double tragedy the deaths of j.f.k and l.b.j.

 

[Winston Bush]

Double tragedy the deaths of j.f.k and l.b.j.

Haven’t heard if it. Could you elaborate about what happens in that TL.

 

[ATP]

I personally have a distaste for Nazi alternate histories where they conquer britain due to both being impossible and very often laten with relatively subtle nazi apologia.

Germans,not nazis.During WW2 nobody hear about any nazi state,but after that germans replaced germans death camps with nazi death camps - and now everybody belive in some mistical nazis.

But,back to topic - there is series of stories on fanfiction.net made by guardian56 or something,when super Canade led by old woman still looling sexy is replacing USA during WW2 in beating Hitler,capture both Musashi and Yamato/USA could not defeat Japan on their own/,beat Stalin after WW2 and execute him, win Vietnam war against USA,and.....
History do not change.There is still WW2,after defeating soviets there is still soviet controlled Europe,and Vietnam war lost by USA.It is as if super Canada existed out of timeline which was exactly as ours,and from time to time come to kick somebody ass.
And then everything come back to our TL as if super Canada never existed.

P.S stories are not helped by fact,that author hate catholics - and even if it have nothing to do with story,almost always must show how evil we are.And finally kill last of us in Mass effect crossover.

 

[Winston Bush]

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Wow that’s wish fullfillment to beyond wankish levels.

 

[Zero]

In Double tragedy John Macormack becomes president after j.f.k l.b.j. plane goes down on 11-22-63. Humphrey becomes president and is able to win veitnam.his vice president is defeated by Ronald Reagan in his term many dictators are knocked off which Reagan Covers up which is known as Saturday night masacre.
Robert Kennedy then defeats Reagan. in Kennedys 2and term secret service can capture hinkley.
I believe Jack Kemp is the only Republican that has 2 terms. BILL Clinton has Osama killed then dies of heart attack.

 

[ATP]

Wow that’s wish fullfillment to beyond wankish levels.

Yes.If author only made super leftist Canade led by old hag still looking young going for world domination which end in killing all catholics,it still could be partially good.
But making such country and do not change history....

I have nothing against good written wanks/well,if somebody made Vanuatu or Monaco conqer Earth,it would be too much/
but when we do that,country which get wanked to conqer Eart must do it and change history for good.

 

[Cherico]

The one we are currently living in.

 

[Lord Sovereign]

There is a much praised/highly overrated animu called Code Geass. Its story is supposedly the result of an alternate history but my God, its timeline is a mess, not at all limited to failing to understand just how significant Elizabeth I of England giving birth to a son is.

 

[ATP]

There is a much praised/highly overrated animu called Code Geass. It's story is supposedly the result of an alternate history but my God, it's timeline is a mess, not at all limited to failing to understand just how significant Elizabeth I of England giving birth to a son is.

What do you expected ? alternate history is just pretext to show humilitaded Japan,kawaii girls and cool mechs.For japanees audience - 3 great things in one story.

 

[Pocky Balboa]

There is a much praised/highly overrated animu called Code Geass. It's story is supposedly the result of an alternate history but my God, it's timeline is a mess, not at all limited to failing to understand just how significant Elizabeth I of England giving birth to a son is.

Well yes, I mean, what do you expect from something whose original concept could be slotted into any type of setting? Code Geass never started out as an idea for an alternate history, the original idea was two dudes who were part of the same military unit coming into conflict, with the protag running a secret organization, with CLAMP doing the character designs. Obviously making CG alternate history came in during the middle of the planning period and that's going to be secondary to making it entertaining for the their main audience (hint hint, when you're planning to have CLAMP involved at the very beginning of your project, your main audience ain't gonna be the dudes wanking to alternate histories).

 

[Winston Bush]

So i want to ask a question to the good people of this thread a question. What is the worst Timeline you’ve ever read on alternate history.com?