Reincarnations

by Harry Turtledove, Sheila Williams (Introduction)

Harry Turtledove, Capclave 2009's Guest of Honor, is the master of alternate history, and now with Reincarnations, a limited edition celebrating his achievements, he explores worlds that might have been. Featuring six previously-uncollected stories, and original short story, story notes, and an introduction by Sheila Williams, the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.

Genres: Ebooks, Alternate History, Science Fiction, Fiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published March 2, 2010

About the author

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 alternate history into the mainstream. His style of alternate history has a strong military theme.

Reviews

[Blind Mapmaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.0 Some good stories in there - many of them not (or not strictly) alternate history. I'm always a bit wary when a white dude writes about Black people, but I think both the stories concerned were very respectful and well-researched and they weren't Black stories in the usual sense. Some of the stories were a bit much geared towards a pun (looking at you General Tolbuhkin), but even those were interesting enough to stand on their own.

[Sean · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable collection of short stories from Harry Turtledove ranging from 2 to approx 20 pages. Variety of different settings keep your interest up.

[David H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Retroactive Review (11 Sep 2021): All I wrote down for my notes on this book was "fun stories," and really, that's a pretty decent recommendation, right?