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| − | The "Alternative Universe trope" is where a story is set in a universe similar to ours but with few changes. | + | The "Alternative Universe trope" is where a story is set in a universe similar to ours but with few changes. A common version of this trope is an "alternate history" where some important historical event turned out differently. |
| − | For a list of books on BTW with this trope, click [[Special:WhatLinksHere/ | + | For a list of books on BTW with this trope, click [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Alternative_universe_(trope)|here]]. |
==Notable Examples== | ==Notable Examples== | ||
*[[The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon |''The Bone Season'' by Samantha Shannon]] | *[[The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon |''The Bone Season'' by Samantha Shannon]] | ||
| + | *[[Dread Nation by Justina Ireland | ''Dread Nation'' by Justina Ireland]] | ||
| + | *[[Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston| ''Red, White & Royal Blue'' by Casey McQuiston]] | ||
[[Category:Tropes]] | [[Category:Tropes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:26, 1 August 2020
The "Alternative Universe trope" is where a story is set in a universe similar to ours but with few changes. A common version of this trope is an "alternate history" where some important historical event turned out differently.
For a list of books on BTW with this trope, click here.
