The Alteration

Name: The Alteration
Author: Kingsley Amis
ISBN: 1590176375

by Kingsley Amis

The Alteration is a 1976 alternate history novel by British writer Kingsley Amis, set in a parallel universe in which the Reformation did not take place. It won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1977.

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William Gibson

"The Alteration, by Kingsley Amis. Alternate history, in my opinion, is a more demanding game than imagining the future. Amis rolls the dice hard here. A masterpiece of its kind."

By the Book: William Gibson · nytimes.com