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Harry Turtledove

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in Los Angeles, California, The United States

June 14, 1949

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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 scenarios: such as survival of the Byzantine Empire; 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 other authors, 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 al ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 162,966 ratings · 9,572 reviews · 387 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Guns of the South 3.96 avg rating — 8,782 ratings — published 1992 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 6,676 ratings — published 1994 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Few Remain (Timeline-191, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 5,138 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tilting the Balance (Worldwar, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 4,815 ratings — published 1995 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4) 3.84 avg rating — 4,407 ratings — published 1996 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 4,360 ratings — published 1996 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Front (The Great War, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 3,811 ratings — published 1998 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walk in Hell (Great War, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 3,207 ratings — published 1999 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breakthroughs (The Great War, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 3,060 ratings — published 2000 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Contact (Colonization, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,123 ratings — published 1999 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Harry Turtledove

Worldwar (4 books)
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3.83 avg rating — 20,258 ratings

Great War (3 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 10,078 ratings

Colonization (3 books)
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3.76 avg rating — 8,107 ratings

American Empire (3 books)
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3.91 avg rating — 7,479 ratings

The War That Came Early (6 books)
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3.65 avg rating — 5,894 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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“...Do you see things in black and white, or are there shades of gray for you?"
"I hope there's gray...Black and white make things easier, but only if you don't want to think.”
― Harry Turtledove, In at the Death

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Polls

November Science Fiction -- This poll decides which two books will go into the run off poll for SCIENCE FICTION BOTM for November 2016.

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.

19 votes, 27.1%

Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A. Heinlein

19 votes, 27.1%

Ringworld by Larry Niven

11 votes, 15.7%

Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen

10 votes, 14.3%

The January Dancer by Michael Flynn

4 votes, 5.7%

The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

4 votes, 5.7%

The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove

3 votes, 4.3%

70 total votes

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