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Harry Turtledove
Set in an alternate history, the War to end all Wars breaks out in Europe in 1914, and spreads to North America, as a long-simmering hatred between the Confederate States…
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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…
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Marcus Scaurus, leader of a Roman legion mysteriously transported to a world of magic, defeats an army of rebel mercenaries and returns to the city of Videssos, only to encounter…
The classic fantasy series from one of alternative-history’s stalwarts (The New Yorker) continues in the adventure of a lifetime.
Harry Turtledove’s brilliant re-imaginings of major world events have thrilled fans…
Teenager Annette Klein and her family are secret agents of Crosstime Traffic, sending commodities of the future back to their own timeline. During an attack Annette is separated from her…
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…
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.
New York Times bestselling author Turtledove delivers a harrowing novel of the Civil War’s most controversial battle.
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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.
This new novel of the Crosstime Traffic series follows Gunpowder Empire and is set in 21st-century San Francisco, a parallel world where the Kaiser’s Germany won World War I and…
New York Times -bestselling author Turtledove has intrigued readers with such alternate history titles as Days of Infamy. Now, in the first of a brand-new trilogy, he rewrites the history…
The leading author of alternative history ( USA Today ) pens book two of the epic saga of a divided America fighting World War I on its home soil in…
This first novel in a new alternate history trilogy begins after World War I. An uneasy peace reigns, but hatred continues to simmer between Canadian nationalists, who resist the colonial…
The war between humans halted as the great military powers scrambled to meet an even deadlier foe. Already, Berlin and Washington had been wiped out and the US and the…
Russia, Communist China, Japan, Nazi Germany, the United States: they began World War II as mortal enemies. But suddenly their only hope for survival-never mind victory-was to unite to stop…
In this first alternate history novel of the sequel series to the acclaimed Worldwar saga, the space race is in its infancy in the 1960s and Earth faces alien colonization…
This one-of-a-kind collection from incomparable, New York Times -bestselling author Turtledove includes 12 amazing stories of ancient eras, historical figures, mysterious events, and out-of-this-world adventure.
From a New York Times bestselling author–and the maven of alternate history ( San Diego Union-Tribune )–comes the thrilling follow-up to Days of Infamy.
Bestselling author Turtledove turns his attention to an epic battle that pits three Roman legions against Teutonic barbarians in a thrilling novel of Ancient Rome.
The stunning sequel to How Few Remain –and the start of a thrilling new series by the master of Alternate History. When WWI engulfs Europe, the United States and the…
Drawing on a magnificent cast of characters that includes soldiers, generals, lovers, spies, and demagogues, this is an epic tale of North America, separated into two bitterly opposed nations standing…
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…
Owls to Athens demonstrates Turteltaub’s excellent research skills … an entertaining and intelligent story -SF SiteScholar and bestselling author [Turteltaub], encapsulates his vision of the ancient world through the…
The master of alternate history ( Library Journal ) continues his epic tale of Atlantis. Frederick Radcliff, a descendent of the founding father of Atlantis, is now a slave unable…
In a world dominated by magic, the sudden death of the Duke of Bari leads to international conflict as the nation of Algarve seeks to annex his country, while the…
New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove brings his post-apocalyptic disaster trilogy to a startling conclusion…
An explosion of incalculable magnitude in Yellowstone Park propelled lava and ash across the…
England has driven the French from Atlantis, giving King George leave to tighten his control over the colonies. As leader of the revolutionaries, Victor Radcliff will make the English pay…
President Herbert Hoover has failed America. The American people hope one of the potential Democratic candidates-New York governor Franklin D. Roosevelt and California congressman Joe Steele-can get the nation on…
What would happen if the Earth had been invaded by aliens at the height of World War II? This is the third volume of the Worldwar saga, which continues with…
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Promised the hand of Alypia if he can reclaim a rebel province, tribune Marcus Scaurus faces the strange powers of an evil wizard.
In narratives ranging from fantastic to familiar to eerily prescient, this compelling volume contains 17 diverse and exciting tales of science fiction, fantasy, and alternate history, illustrating Turtledove’s literary skill…
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…
An extraordinary novel of an alternate America by the author of The Guns of the South. Can it be called slavery if the slaves are ape-men, little more than animals…
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…
In the fourth volume of this series–loosely based on events from World Wars I and II–the war for Derlavai builds as the mages of Kuusamo, aided by their former rivals…
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.
What would happen if the Earth had been invaded by aliens at the height of World War II? This is the fourth and final volume of the Worldwar saga, which…
The New York Times bestselling master of alternative history presents a 21st century in which Germany’s Third Reich continues to thrive after its victory in World War II. But within…
1945: Russian troops have entered Berlin, and are engaged in a violent orgy of robbery, rape, and revenge! Wehrmacht officer Hasso Pemsel, a career soldier on the losing end of…
The third book of the acclaimed series that began with Into the Darkness and Darkness Descending. On a world where magic works, the war is no longer confined to soldiers…
An alternate World War II story considers what might have happened if Chamberlain had chosen not to appease Hitler, if the Germans had fought with England and France to defeat…
Driven by crushing taxes from the farm where his family had lived and died, Krispos had come to Videssos with a single goldpiece to his name, little dreaming that it…
In this extraordinary World War II alternate history, master storyteller Turtledove begins with a big switch: What if Neville Chamberlain, instead of appeasing Hitler, had stood up to him in…
From the modern master of alternate history, a novel of alien contact set in the tumultuous year of 1974, Watergate scandal and all.
It’s 1974, and Jerry Stieglitz is a grad student in marine biology at UCLA with a side gig selling short stories to science fiction magazines, just weeks away from marrying…
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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…
A conclusion to the landmark World War II series explores the lives of everyday soldiers and civilians as well as historic leaders to consider the fallout of Chamberlain’s alternate-world decision…
A supervolcanic eruption in Yellowstone Park sends lava and mud flowing toward populated areas, and clouds of ash drifting across the country. The fallout destroys crops and livestock, clogs machinery…
