Science fiction · Fantasy · Historical
The Man in the High Castle
In an alternate 1960s where the Axis powers won the Second World War, America is divided between Japan and Germany. Several ordinary people on the Pacific coast cross paths, with a banned novel about a different outcome in the background.
- First published
- 1962
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 392
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like alternate-history stories that are more about unsettled reality than plot.
Skip this if you want a clear, action-led resolution, because this one is quiet and ambiguous.
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