Branching Threads New Zealand: An Alternate History Anthology

By Ryan McCall

History is only one version of events.

What if the first settlers had never arrived? What if colonisation had taken a darker turn? What if earthquakes, fires, elections, or wars had pushed New Zealand onto a radically different path?

In this bold anthology of alternate histories, pivotal moments in Aotearoa's past fracture and reform across centuries - from the earliest voyages of exploration to the political and environmental crises of the modern age. Each story bends a single decision, a single disaster, a single turning point - and follows the consequences as they ripple outward through culture, identity, and power.

Familiar landscapes remain: isolated islands at the edge of the Pacific, shaped by fault lines and fierce debates. But the nation that rises from them is never quite the one we know.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GNT2SXVS
• ISBN13: 9798248708673
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"