Harry Turtledove

Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14 1949), is a historian and prolific novelist who has written historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. He is probably the best-known and most popular author of the genre of alternate history.

List of Books and Series

Elabon

• Wereblood (1979) - using Eric Iverson pseudonym
• Werenight (1979) - using Eric Iverson pseudonym
• Prince of the North (1994)
• King of the North (1996)
• Fox and Empire (1998)

The Videssos Books

Fantasy series about a world that is analogous to the Byzantine Empire.

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• The Legion Series
• The Misplaced Legion (1987)
• An Emperor for the Legion (1987)
• The Legion of Videssos (1987)
• The Swords of the Legion (1987)
• The Tale of Krispos Series
• Krispos Rising (1991)
• Krispos of Videssos (1991)
• Krispos the Emperor (1994)
• The Time of Troubles Series
• The Stolen Throne (1995)
• Hammer and Anvil (1996)
• The Thousand Cities (1997)
• Videssos Besieged (1998)

Worldwar & Colonization Series

Sci-Fi/Alternate History — Aliens invade in the middle of World War II

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• Worldwar Tetralogy
• In the Balance (1994)
• Tilting the Balance (1995)
• Upsetting the Balance (1996)
• Striking the Balance (1996)
• Colonization Trilogy
• Second Contact (1999)
• Down to Earth (2000)
• Aftershocks (2001)
• Homeward Bound (2004)

The Southern Victory Series

Alternate History — The South have won the US Civil War, what would then happen over the next century.

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• How Few Remain (1997)
• The Great War Trilogy
• American Front (1998)
• Walk in Hell (1999)
• Breakthroughs (2000)
• The American Empire Trilogy
• Blood and Iron (2001)
• The Center Cannot Hold (2002)
• The Victorious Opposition (2003)
• The Settling Accounts Tetralogy
• Return Engagement (2004)
• Drive to the East (2005)
• The Grapple (due for 2006)
• In at the Death (expected in 2007)

Darkness Series

A fantasy series about a world war between nations using magic as weapons. Many of the plot elements are analogous to elements of World War II.

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• Into the Darkness (1999)
• Darkness Descending (2000)
• Through the Darkness (2001)
• Rulers of the Darkness (2002)
• Jaws of the Darkness (2003)
• Out of the Darkness (2004)

War Between the Provinces Series

• Sentry Peak (2000)
• Marching Through Peachtree (2001)
• Advance and Retreat (2002)

Sostrates & Menedemos Series

A historical fiction series about two cousins who are traveling merchants in the fourth century BC Mediterranean. The novels were written under the H.N. Turteltaub pseudonym.

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• Over the Wine-Dark Sea (2001)
• The Gryphon's Skull (2002)
• The Sacred Land (2003)
• Owls to Athens (2004)

Crosstime Traffic Series

• Gunpowder Empire (2003)
• Curious Notions (2004)
• In High Places (due in 2006)

Days of Infamy Series

Alternate History — The Japanese have gained the initiative in the Pacific War by invading and occupying Hawaii.

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• Days of Infamy (2004)
• End of the Beginnings (due in 2005)

Stand-alone Books

• Agent of Byzantium (1987) - the prophet Muhammad became Christian, and Islam was never born.
• A Different Flesh (1988) - a related set of short stories set in a universe where the ancestors of the Native Americans never crossed into the New World, only Homo erectus.
• Noninterference (1988)
• Kaleidoscope (1990) - short story collection
• A World Of Difference (1990) - Mars is bigger and has sentient life (but without modern technology).
• Earthgrip (1991)
• The Guns of the South (1992) Sci-Fi/Alternate History — The Confederate States Army is supplied with AK-47's by early-21st century Apartheid time-travelers.
• The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump (1993)
• Departures (1993) - short story collection
• Down in the Bottomlands (1993) - At the end of the Miocene period, the Mediterranean Sea stays dry to the present day. Europe is still inhabited by Homo neanderthalensis.
• The Two Georges (1995) Alternate History/Mystery, co-authored with Richard Dreyfuss — Set in the year 1996 of an alternate timeline where the American Revolution was peacefully avoided. The painting that symbolizes the union between North America and Britain is stolen by terrorists, and officers of the Royal North American Mounted Police must find it before it is destroyed.
• Thessalonica (1997)
• Between the Rivers (1998)
• Justinian (1998) - using H.N. Turteltaub pseudonym
• Household Gods (1999) - cowritten with Judith Tarr Sci-Fi/Alternate History — A modern female lawyer finds herself in the Roman Empire of Marcus Aurelius.
• Counting Up, Counting Down (2002) - short story collection
• Ruled Britannia (2002) Alternate History — The Spanish Armada conquers Britain and forces Shakespeare to write a play about Philip II. At the same time he is secretly writing a play for the English underground resistance about Boudicca's rebellion, with Boudicca meant to be analogous to the imprisoned Elizabeth I.
• Conan of Venarium (2003)
• In the Presence of Mine Enemies (2003) Alternate History — Follows the struggles of a family of secret Jews in Berlin two or three generations after a Nazi victory in World War II.
• Every Inch a King (2005) An acrobat becomes king of a small country