Lovegrove, James. Provender Gleed
Divergence: c 1500 CE
What if: The Medicis and Borgias made an alliance.
Summary: In 20th century Britain, a son of the ruling Gleed family is kidnaped, apparently by Germans, and war begins.
Published: Gollancz 2005 (0575076844, 0575076836); Orion 2007 (057507776XBUY).