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By Raffaele Gaggioli. Paranormal detective Dylan Dog stares out at an alternate history in his 240th issue. Copyright Sergio Bonelli Editore, taken from their webshop to illustrate article. My country seems to love the historical genre but not the alternate history genre (known in Italy as “ucronia”). While Italian bookstores are full of works that recount past events, with a preference for the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, and World War II, it’s hard to find any Italian alt

By Raffaele Gaggioli. I’ve always been passionate about alternate history, even though this genre isn’t very common in Italian literature. For this reason, as soon as I had the chance, I started visiting forums and buying alternate history books in English. One problem I encountered with this approach was that I rarely found discussions, books, or other material concerning Italian history. In most cases, authors focused on creating alternate history scenarios for the United S