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Author Review: Harry Turtledove
(1949 –
Present)
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Born in Los Angeles in 1949, Turtledove eventually attended Caltech and flunked out. Apparently undaunted, he eventually earned a Ph.D. in Byzantine history from UCLA. Besides teaching ancient and medieval history, he has also published a translation of a ninth-century Byzantine chronicle. Although a full-time writer of science fiction and fantasy, Turtledove has lately been writing quite a few alternative history novels. He and his wife Laura, also a novelist, have three daughters.
At this point, I have only read Turtledove's alternative history novels. By writing about large-scale wars, his plots are necessarily complex. He jumps around to the main characters in his story from chapter to chapter. This can be disconcerting at first, but I eventually got used to it. He writes in a fairly formal manner, but uses relatively easy to understand vocabulary. His character development is adequate, but not overly complex. He obviously researches history very thoroughly before embarking on his alternative history novels. While you won't breeze through a Turtledove book quickly, you will find them enjoyable.
Civil War
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Guns of the South |
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The Great War
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The Great War: American Front |
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The Great War: Walk in Hell |
The Worldwar Saga
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Colonization
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Colonization: Second Contact |
| Colonization: Down to Earth |
The Time of Troubles Series
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The Stolen Throne |
| Hammer and Anvil |
| The Thousand Cities |
| Videssos Besieged |
The Videssos Cycle
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The Misplaced Legion |
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An Emperor for the Legion |
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The Legion of Videssos |
| Sword of the Legion |
The Tale of Krispos
| Krispos Rising |
| Krispos of Videssos |
| Krispos the Emperor |
Gerin the Fox
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Wereblood |
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Werenight |
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Prince of the North |
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King of the North |
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Fox and Empire |
Darkness
| Into the Darkness |
| Darkness Descending (not yet published) |
Noninterference
Kaleidoscope
A World of Difference
Earthgrip
Departures
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For a listing of all Harry Turtledove books available at Amazon.com, click go in the box below.
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Del Rey Books - One of Turtledove's publishers. Good source of information on all Del Rey authors. Contains information on upcoming releases as well as sample chapters. |
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Harry Turtledove Website - The author's official web site. |
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Baen Books Harry Turtledove Site - Baen Books site for Harry Turtledove novels it has published. |
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