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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 · 159,759 ratings · 9,183 reviews · 491 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Guns of the South 3.96 avg rating — 9,011 ratings — published 1992 — 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
	In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 6,843 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 — 5,254 ratings — published 1997 — 24 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 — 4,897 ratings — published 1995 — 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
	Striking the Balance (Worldwar, #4) 3.84 avg rating — 4,472 ratings — published 1996 — 27 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 — 4,423 ratings — published 1996 — 34 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 — 3,914 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	Walk in Hell (Great War, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 3,285 ratings — published 1999 — 3 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) 3.97 avg rating — 3,128 ratings — published 2000 — 24 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) 3.79 avg rating — 3,162 ratings — published 1999 — 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

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Series by Harry Turtledove

Worldwar (8 books)
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3.83 avg rating — 20,638 ratings

Great War (3 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 10,327 ratings

Colonization (3 books)
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3.76 avg rating — 8,219 ratings

American Empire (3 books)
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3.91 avg rating — 7,655 ratings

The War That Came Early (6 books)
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3.66 avg rating — 6,045 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

January 2017 Science Fiction -- This poll decides which two books will go into the final poll to decide January's BOTM in Science Fiction.

Sundiver by David Brin

7 votes, 36.8%

The January Dancer by Michael Flynn

3 votes, 15.8%

The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove

3 votes, 15.8%

Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

2 votes, 10.5%

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

2 votes, 10.5%

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

2 votes, 10.5%

Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson

0 votes, 0.0%

19 total votes

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