Hitlers war, west and east, the big switch, coup detat, two. Opening atlantis, though not of the same caliber as the american empire series or the great war series is a good read. Weird tales talks with harry turtledove 1989 by darrell schweitzer. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Publishing stories in the fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction, and alternate history genres, there is a turtledove story which will tickle everyones fancy, and now he. Alternateworld warrior extraordinaire turtledove last orders, 2014, etc. He is well known for writing many successful novels based on the historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and alternate history genres. In the balance, tilting the balance, upsetting the balance. In the balance book by harry turtledove thriftbooks. He is the author of several different series, including the southern victory, worldwar, crosstime traffic and other series. It follows the events of the colonization trilogy and gives some closure to the storylines homeward bound begins in 1972 and then flashes forward to 1977, 1982, 1984, 1994, 2012, and finally to 2031, when the american starship. What if president harry truman had ordered nuclear weapons to be used in the korean war. All book series by harry turtledove meet your next favorite. Turtledove 19212011 was a cousin of turtledoves who lived in washington state.
Its premise is an alien invasion of earth during world war ii, and includes turtledove s worldwar tetralogy. Harry turtledove is the awardwinning author of the alternatehistory works the man with the iron heart, the guns of the south, and how few remain winner of the sidewise award for best novel. Order of southern victory books the southern victory series, also known as timeline191, is a series of alternate history novels by american author harry turtledove. In this alternate history of wwii, a reptilian alien culture called the race labelled the lizards by humanity launch a massive invasion of wartorn earth in may, 1942. Their weapons and magic shatter the empire and only count hamnet thyssen and his small band can save their lands. Harry turtledoves most popular series is timeline191. Im so very honored to welcome harry turtledove to bookwraiths today. Southern victory also called timeline191 after general robert e.
Harry turtledove author of the guns of the south goodreads. Jul 15, 2015 harry turtledove is the awardwinning author of the alternatehistory works the man with the iron heart, the guns of the south, and how few remain winner of the sidewise award for best novel. Harry turtledove has lived in southern california all his life he has a ph. The series is a look at what could have happened if the union did not find a copy of robert e.
Turtledove s writing career dates back at least as far as the 1950s. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Then, in one dramatic stroke, a divided planet was changed forever. Who do i contact about rights to harry turtledove s works. Harry turtledove books list of books by author harry turtledove. Turtledove has been dubbed the master of alternate history. In this sequel to beyond the gap, the glacier retreats, and a new tribe, the rulers, ride attack. Turtledove 19212011 was a cousin of turtledove s who lived in washington state. His novel the two georges 1995, a steampunk detective thriller co written with richard dreyfuss, was allegedly optioned for a mini series by the uks granada television in the late 1990s, but nothing ever came of this. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. How few remain winner of the sidewise award for best novel. Twee jaar later publiceerde hij zijn eerste twee romans, wereblood en werenight, onder het pseudoniem eric g. Who do i contact about rights to harry turtledoves works. Harry turtledove s most popular series is timeline191.
Harry turtledove author harry turtledove is the awardwinning author of the alternatehistory works the man with the iron heart, the guns of the south, and how few remain winner of the sidewise award for best novel. This is book 1 of harry turtledoves massive alternate history ww2 epic and i will say at the outset that i definitely enjoyed this enough to go on to the next book. Harry turtledove started his career as an author in 1979 with wereblood under the pen name eric g. The world war series is really good, about aliens invading earth in the middle of wwii. Harry turtledove secures his title as master of alternate history in this thrilling book for fans of history and scifi alike. Harry turtledove has 339 books on goodreads with 285106 ratings. In 2008, the two harry turtledoves appeared on a panel together at orycon. Apr 20, 2016 im so very honored to welcome harry turtledove to bookwraiths today. Harry turtledove is the awardwinning author of the alternatehistory works the. Lees special order 191 and the confederate states go on to. Below is a list of harry turtledove s books in order of when they were originally published and in. Harry norman turtledove born june 14, 1949 is an american novelist, best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction and mystery. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. I was really torn between 3 and 4 stars on this one as i loved the premise and the set up but there were some slow parts.
Popular harry turtledove books meet your next favorite book. The worldwar series is the fan name given to a series of eight alternate history science fiction novels by harry turtledove. The southern victory series or the timeline191 are names given by fans to the eleven books written by harry turtledove about an alternate history of the war and the united states. When the story opens, paris has been obliterated by an abomb, and pres. World powers were pouring men and machines onto the killing fields of europe. Iverson, which he used because publishers did not believe readers would believe his real name. Shop amongst our popular books, including 186, the best time travel stories of the 20th century, and the last trump shall sound and more from harry turtledove. In the book, the main evens begin unfolding during the american civil war and he series spans a period of nine decades all the way up to the mid 1940s.
Immensely prolific historical romancer tarr, who recently mythicized old europe in neolithic times white mares daughter, 1998 and goddess lore in ancient egypt the shepherd kings, 1999, joins forces with byzantine scholar turtledovea prolific historical and alternatehistorical novelist plus fulltime sf and fantasy writer colonization. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Harry turtledove is a prolific novelist and historian of america, having written some of the most successful historical novels. The turtledove historical collection box set four books. The one where harry turtledove goes back in time and writes the first harry turtledove book about harry turtledove going back in time to write the first harry turtledove book about going back in time. Harry turtledove is an american novelist who has produced a sizable number of works in several genres, including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction. The southern victory series, also known as timeline191, is a series of alternate history novels by american author harry turtledove. It follows the events of the colonization trilogy and gives some closure to the storylines. The real thing 1993 by uncredited interview with harry turtledove 2001 by uncredited the talebones interview. What are harry turtledoves best and worst works in the. Lees special order 191 and the confederate states go on to win the american civil. Author harry turtledoves complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Turtledoves writing career dates back at least as far as the 1950s.
Here, asserting that stalin would not retaliate and didnt have that many atomic bombs anyway. Turtledove returns to characters introduced in 2014s bombs away in this overwrought thriller set in an alternate 1950. Southern victory timeline 191 book series in order. Hitlers war, west and east, the big switch, coup detat, two fronts, and last orders. Its set in a future where farflung humanitys ability to travel and communicate between planets is under threat. After failing out of his freshman year at caltech, he attended ucla, where he received a ph. Discover book depositorys huge selection of harry turtledove books online. It postulates the existence of a land mass between europe and the americas initially discovered by fisherman from the continent and follows is settlement through the next three hundred years.
An alien race attacked earth, and for every nation, every human being, new battle lines were drawn. As always, thanks for reading the books, and thanks. Senior investigator khalid alzarzisi is a modern man, a product of. Harry turtledove books list of books by author harry. It postulates the existence of a land mass between europe and the americas initially discovered by fisherman from the continent and follows is. He attended ucla, where he received a phd in byzantine history in 1977. Homeward bound 2004 is a science fiction and alternate history novel by harry turtledove. Novels changes forthcoming faq stories series derlavai the great war videssos. In the balance, tilting the balance, upsetting the balance, andstriking the balance. His novels have been credited with bringing alternate history into the mainstream.
As a longtime fan of all his amazing books, id be hard pressed to name my favorite. Homeward boundwith his epic novels of alternate history, harry turtledove shares a stunning vision of what. Another of my favorite turtledove books is a different flesh, which a series of stories about the colonization of the new world where homo erectus crossed from asia instead of the ancestors of the native americans. Homeward bound begins in 1972 and then flashes forward to 1977, 1982, 1984, 1994, 2012.
In the balance worldwar, book one worldwar series 1 kindle edition. Prolific scifi author john scalzi boots up a new universe in the collapsing empire. Dan browns next novel will feature character robert langdon, but the bestselling author has warned fans it may be some time before the manuscript is ready. In the balance worldwar series, volume 1 by turtledove, harry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Harry turtledove ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Harry norman turtledove aka dan chernenko, eric g iverson, h n turteltaub. Hbo or amazon or someone needs to make this into a series. Harry turtledove audiobooks download instantly today. He has written many works of speculative fiction and fantasy. Harry turtledove, known as the master of alternative history, is the hugo and nebula awardwinning author of a number of bestselling series and standalone novels. All book series by harry turtledove meet your next. Harry turtledove is the awardwinning author of the alternatehistory works the man with the iron heart.