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Walton, Jo. Small Change
Divergence: 1941 CE
What if: Rudolf Hess's mysterious flight led to peace between Britain and Nazi Germany.
(There are suggestions in the second volume that the divergence occurred a
few years earlier.).
Series note: Trilogy including
Farthing,
Ha'penny
and
Half a Crown.
Comments: The series is also known as Still Life with Fascists.
Walton, Jo. Farthing
Divergence: 1941 CE
Summary: A murder mystery set in 1949 at an English country estate and involving
prominent members of the government. Suspicion immediately falls on the only
Jew present.
Series note: First book in Small Change.
Published: Tor/Forge 2006 (0765314215BUY), 2007 (076535280XBUY), 2013 (0765323133BUY).
Original in: English.
Translation: Spanish by Carmen Albaladejo as
El circulo de farthing, La Factoría de Ideas 2008 (8498003601).
Translation: Hungarian by Gábor Novák as
Farthing, Delta Vision 2008.
Awards: Nominee: 2006 Nebula for best novel.
Nominee: 2006 Sidewise Award for best long-form alternate history.
Walton, Jo. Ha'penny
Divergence: 1941 CE
Summary: Weeks after the events of Farthing, the detective involved is called in
to solve the mysterious bombing death of a stage actress. Meanwhile, another
actress is unwittingly dragged into an assassination plot.
Series note: Second book in Small Change.
Published: Tor 2007 (0765318539BUY), 2008 (0765358085BUY), 2013 (0765323141BUY).
Awards: Nominee: 2007 Sidewise Award for best long-form alternate history.
Walton, Jo. Half a Crown
Divergence: 1941 CE
Summary: In 1960, the head of Britain's Watch worries about an impending "peace
conference" in London and visit by the Duke of Windsor. His debutante ward
is caught up in affairs when a riot breaks out during a political rally a week
before she is to be introduced to the queen. Between them lies the end to
British fascism.
Series note: Third book in Small Change.
Published: Tor 2008 (0765316218BUY), 2013 (076532315XBUY).
Awards: Finalist: 2008 Sidewise Award for best long-form alternate history.


