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Harry Turtledove

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born
June 14, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, The United States

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Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction.

Harry Turtledove attended UCLA, where he received a Ph.D. in Byzantine history in 1977.

Turtledove has been dubbed "The Master of Alternate History". Within the genre he is known both for creating original scenarios such as survival of the Byzantine Empire or an alien invasion in the middle of the World War II and for giving a fresh and original treatment to themes previously dealt with by many others, such as the victory of the South in the American Civil War and of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. His novels have been credited with bringing alternate...more


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Average rating: 3.72 · 36175 ratings · 1933 reviews · 192 distinct works
Guns of the South
3.89 of 5 stars 389 avg rating — 2164 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions
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Worldwar: In the Balance (W...
3.79 of 5 stars 379 avg rating — 1552 ratings — published 1994 — 16 editions
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How Few Remain
3.81 of 5 stars 381 avg rating — 1262 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions
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Tilting the Balance (Worldw...
3.75 of 5 stars 375 avg rating — 1250 ratings — published 1995 — 14 editions
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Striking the Balance (World...
3.72 of 5 stars 372 avg rating — 1292 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions
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Upsetting the Balance (Worl...
3.73 of 5 stars 373 avg rating — 1166 ratings — published 1996 — 15 editions
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The Great War: American Fro...
3.8 of 5 stars 380 avg rating — 1097 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions
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The Great War: Walk in Hell...
3.83 of 5 stars 383 avg rating — 947 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions
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3.88 of 5 stars 388 avg rating — 860 ratings — 8 editions
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The Center Cannot Hold (Ame...
3.86 of 5 stars 386 avg rating — 842 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions
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Series by Harry Turtledove

Worldwar: In the Balance Tilting the Balance Upsetting the Balance Striking the Balance Second Contact Colonization: Down to Earth Colonization: Aftershocks
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3.7049918678843987 of 5 stars 370 avg rating — 7993 ratings
Worldwar: In the Balance Tilting the Balance Upsetting the Balance Striking the Balance
Worldwar (4 books)
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3.7505703422053234 of 5 stars 375 avg rating — 5260 ratings
How Few Remain The Great War: American Front The Great War: Walk in Hell The Great War: Breakthroughs
Great War (4 books)
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3.827768436223877 of 5 stars 383 avg rating — 4163 ratings
Return Engagement Drive to the East The Grapple In at the Death
Settling Accounts (4 books)
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3.879432624113475 of 5 stars 388 avg rating — 2538 ratings
Blood & Iron The Center Cannot Hold The Victorious Opposition
American Empire (3 books)
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3.8246003552397867 of 5 stars 382 avg rating — 2252 ratings
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Quotes by Harry Turtledove

“You count snouts,” Straha said. “Whichever side can persuade most snouts to join it prevails. It does not have to be clever. It does not have to be wise. It only needs to be popular.”
― Harry Turtledove, Second Contact
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“People were as they were, not not as he wished them to be.”
― Harry Turtledove, The Misplaced Legion
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“Well, I might even get used to the idea that she had no tail.”
― Harry Turtledove, Atlantis and Other Places: Stories of Alternate History
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