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Harry Turtledove
In 1941, a treaty between England and Germany unravels–and so does a different World War II. In Turtledove’s mesmerizing alternate history of World War II, the choices of men and…
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The undisputed master of alternate history brings to a climactic conclusion his monumental, acclaimed drama of a nation’s tragedy and the men and women who play their roles–with valor, fear…
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In this latest novel in the Crosstime Traffic series, a race is on to discover what destroyed a world and what on Earth, or on the many Earths, went wrong.
Since the Big Bubble popped in 1929, life in the United States hasn’t been the same. Hotshot wizards will tell you nothing’s really changed, but then again, hotshot wizards aren’t…
all will be impressed by Turtledove’s immersive ancient world. - Publishers Weekly A new novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of alternate history in the world; a New…
The master of alternative history asks the question, ‘What would have happened if World War II had started in 1938?’. The results are thrilling.
A novel that reveals the human face of war while simultaneously riding the twists and turns that make up the great acts of history, Hitler’s War is the beginning of…
The reigning master of alternate history pens this spectacular finale to this story that began in the bestselling Worldwar series and continued in the explosive Colonization trilogy.
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In 1883, the United States, still smarting from its defeat at the hands of the Confederacy, returns to the battlefields, with the Apache, outlaw gangs, and European forces becoming involved…
The novels of Harry Turtledove show history balancing on single moments: One act of folly. One poor decision. One moment of rage. In his astounding new series, the unthinkable has…
An alternate history account of the Korean War is set in the aftermath of General MacArthur’s decision to drop nuclear bombs on Manchurian cities.
Now in trade paperback, from the modern master of alternate history, a novel of alien contact set in the tumultuous year of 1974, Watergate scandal and all.
A what if story imagines what might happen if a band of white supremacists traveled back through time to alter the outcome of the Civil War.
The dazzling story of a boy who rises from poverty and hardship to become the greatest leader his world has ever known
KRISPOS RISING Born a ragged peasant, Krispos lives…
Turtledove is a Hugo Award-winning and critically acclaimed writer whose novel Every Inch a King is heralded for Rmanag[ing] the difficult feat of telling a story that is consistently funny–and…
New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove reveals a new side of his potent imagination in a gripping speculative novel about the End of Days-and a discovery in the Middle…
Set in an alternate 1950s in which General MacArthur ignites a nuclear war that nearly destroys the planet. The third and final installment in the series that began with Bombs…
A novel of a world dominated by a prosperous and democratic Middle East–and under threat from the world’s worst trouble spot–[Europe] –Jacket flap.
An English translation of the Anni mundi 6095-6305 (A.D. 602-813), a primary source for the history of medieval Byzantium, with introduction and notes.
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Menedemos, the young dashing sea captain, and his helper (and cousin), the scholarly Sostratos, are back in a new adventure. xxx Soon after their successful return to Rhodes the two…
Another solid entry in an entertaining series. -BooklistGood pacing, a light touch, and a genuine feel for the period. -Kirkus Reviews
Menedemos, the young dashing sea captain, and his…
Menedemos, the young dashing sea captain, and his helper, the scholarly Sostratos, are sea-traders from the Greek island of Rhodes. Fearless sailors, they will travel any distance to make a…
Menedemos, the young dashing sea captain, and his helper (and cousin), the scholarly Sostratos, are back in a new adventure.
Soon after their successful return to Rhodes the two cousins…
Menedemos, the young dashing sea captain, and his helper (and cousin) the scholarly Sostratos, are back in their third adventure.
This time around the two cousins end up in the…
A New York Times -bestselling author and master of alternate history delivers the fourth novel in his Crosstime Traffic dystopian series, in which Virginia is at war with Ohio.
After some long and perilous journeys, Menedemos and Sostratos finally head back to Athens just in time for the Dionysia, a bacchanalian festival of plays and celebrations. Like earlier installments…
Harry Turtledove,Rachel Turtledove
Is traveling on The Train a means to an end, a way to complete one’s journey? Or is The Train the destination itself, rolling endlessly through realms both magical and…
What if HIV started spreading in the early 1500s rather than the late 1900s? Without modern medicine, anybody who catches HIV is going to die. A patriarchal society reacts to…
In the real world, Reinhard Heydrich--the number-two man in the SS and an architect of the holocaust--was assassinated in Czechoslovakia in May 1942. Eulogized by Hitler himself as The Man…
The New York Times bestselling master of alternate history further explores what would have happened had Hitler been forced to start World War II earlier than he did, in this…
David Fisher is no hero. As a bureaucrat for the Environmental Perfection Agency, he reviews magical impact statements and ensures that various manufacturers of magical devices don’t foul the environment…
From Master of Alternate History Harry Turtledove As Britain faces the full fury of the Nazi war machine, hope comes in the form of American volunteers called the Eagle Squadrons…
A novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of alternate history in the world
Salamis is the fifth (standalone) novel in Harry Turtledove's critically acclaimed Hellenic Traders universe, detailing…
This novel by the New York Times bestselling master of alternate history explores an America reshaped by a twist in prehistoric evolution (Publishers Weekly). What if mankind's missing link, the…
In this novel of alternative history from bestselling author Harry Turtledove, the Spanish Armada has conquered England, King Phillip holds the English throne, and Elizabeth I languishes as a prisoner…
In an alternate America that runs on magic, a potential environmental disaster plunges an overworked bureaucrat into a deadly conspiracy of evil gods and darkest sorcery David Fisher pushes paper…