Since the publication of his first novel, "The Liar" (1991), Fry has written three further novels, several non-fiction works and three volumes of autobiography. "Making History" (1996) is partly set in an alternative universe in which Adolf Hitler's father is made infertile and his replacement proves a more effective Führer. The book won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. "The Hippopotamus" (1994) is about Edward (Ted/Tedward) Wallace and his stay at his old friend Lord Logan's country manor in Norfolk. "The Hippopotamus" was later adapted into a 2017 film. "The Stars' Tennis Balls" (2000) is a modern retelling of "The Count of Monte Cristo". Fry's book "" is a guide to writing poetry.