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Great discussion. Exactly this point was probably the most difficult aspect of picking the winners of the contest. The stories that came out on top are quite diverse, but one thing they have in common is that they manage to do both - they tell a personal story about human beings, but they also depict a rich alternate history that could come right out of an EU4 game - often by letting the reader infer what has happened throught the actions and fates of the protagonists. I'm not saying these three were the only ones who managed to do this - there were plenty more, to be sure - but we had to pick three. :)

A Canticle For Leibowitz

One of my all-time favorite books, I might add! :)