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Departures: Stories of Alternate History
From the undisputed master of Alternate History comes an original collection of 20 provocative stories springing from the imaginative reinvention of history. Traveling down ancient roads and into far-off futures, Harry Turtledove poses the "what ifs" of history and arrives at some interesting conclusions.
Mass Market Paperback, 0 pages
Published
October 28th 1998
by Del Rey Books
(first published 1993)
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"Death in Vesunna," one of the many stories in Departures, should be required reading in schools. It's a time travel story that truly makes you question the nature of barbarians. Are we growing more intelligent as time goes on or more barbaric? Great story and highly recommended.
Overall, somewhat uneven. About 1/3 of the stories interested me, most of them weren't in areas of history I was interested in. The story about the time travelers who are looking for rare plays was good, as was the one about 'Genghis Khan'.
All around great stories. He doesnt just explore alternate historical or political tracks, but different ways societies might have evolved, or might evolve. In other words, he captures what it would feel like to live in that society, doesn't just redraw borders in an interesting way. In my opinion, that is a prerequisite for being a great alternate history writer and Turtledove nails it.
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Dr Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced a sizeable number of 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 this genre he is known both for creating original sce...more
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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 this genre he is known both for creating original sce...more
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