Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow
Pseudonym(s):	Dan Chernenko, Eric G. Iverson, Mark Gordion, H.N. Turteltaub
Born:	June 14, 1949 Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s):	Novelist, short story author, essayist, historian
Genre(s):	Science fiction, Fantasy, Alternate History, Historical fiction, History
Literary movement:	Alternate History, Science Fiction
Debut work(s):	Wereblood
Influences:	L. Sprague de Camp, Robert A. Heinlein
Website:	http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/turtledove

Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American historian and prolific novelist who has written historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. He is probably the best-known and most popular author of the genre of alternate history. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (956x1060, 431 KB) en: Harry Turtledove at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow, August 2005. ... Worldcon, or more formally The World Science Fiction Convention, is the longest running science fiction convention, having been held from 1939 to 1941 and, after the interruption of World War II, every year since 1946. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or subject matter (content). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other meanings see Fantasy (disambiguation) Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, where the time the action takes place in predates the time of the first publication -- distinguish and contrast the genre of alternate history. ... HIStory: Past, Present and Future – Book I is a two-disc album by Michael Jackson released in 1995 by the Epic Records division of Sony BMG. The first disc (HIStory Begins) is a fifteen-track greatest hits (later released as Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I), while the second disc (HIStory... ... Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... L. Sprague de Camp from the cover of Time and Chance: an Autobiography, Donald M. Grant, 1996 Lyon Sprague de Camp, (November 27, 1907, New York City – November 6, 2000, Plano, Texas) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. ... This article is becoming very long. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, where the time the action takes place in predates the time of the first publication -- distinguish and contrast the genre of alternate history. ... For other meanings see Fantasy (disambiguation) Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Alternate history (fiction) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Life of Harry Turtledove

Turtledove was born in Los Angeles, California to a Jewish family. After flunking out during his freshman year at Caltech, he attended UCLA, where he received a Ph.D. in Byzantine history in 1977. His dissertation was entitled The Immediate Successors of Justinian: A Study of the Persian Problem and of Continuity and Change in Internal Secular Affairs in the Later Roman Empire During the Reigns of Justin II and Tiberius II Constantine (AD 565–582). Los Angeles, L.A., and LA redirect here. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stÅ­dÄ“rÄ•, meaning to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This article is about the thesis in dialectics and academia. ... Justinian I depicted on one of the famous mosaics of the Basilica of San Vitale. ... Motto: de facto: Esteqlāl, āzādÄ«, jomhÅ«rÄ«-ye eslāmÄ«[1]   (Persian for Independence, freedom, (the) Islamic Republicde jure: Allaho Akbar (Arabic for God is Great)[2] Anthem: SorÅ«d-e MellÄ«-e Īrān Capital (and largest city) Tehran Persian Government Islamic Republic  - Supreme Leader Ayatollah... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Flavius Iustinus Iunior Augustus Flavius Iustinus Iunior Augustus or Justin The Divine (c. ... Flavius Tiberius Constantinus Augustus or Tiberius II Constantine (c. ... Dionysius Exiguus invented Anno Domini years to date Easter. ... Events January 22 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. ... Events Maurice I succeeds Tiberius II Constantine as Byzantine Emperor. ...

In 1979, Turtledove published his first two novels, Wereblood and Werenight, under the pseudonym "Eric G. Iverson." Turtledove later explained that his editor at Belmont Tower did not think people would believe the author's real name was "Turtledove" and came up with something more Nordic. He continued to use the "Iverson" name until 1985, when he published his "Herbig-Haro" and "And So to Bed" under his real name. Another early pseudonym was "Mark Gordian." Turtledove has recently begun publishing historical novels under the pseudonym "H.N. Turteltaub" (taube means dove in German). He published three books as Dan Chernenko. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Turtledove worked as a technical writer for the Los Angeles County Office of Education. In 1991, he left the LACOE and turned to writing full time. From 1986–1987, he served as the Treasurer for the Science Fiction Writers of America. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA, (SFWA is pronounced seff-wah) was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight and James Blish. ...

He is married to mystery and SF writer Laura Frankos. His brother-in-law is fantasy author Steven Frankos. Turtledove won the Homer Award for Short Story in 1990 for "Designated Hitter," the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction in 1993 for The Guns of the South, the Hugo Award for Novella in 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands." "Must and Shall" was nominated for the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, the 1996 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and received an honorable mention for the 1995 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. The Two Georges also received an honorable mention for the 1995 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. The Worldwar series received a Sidewise Award for Alternate History Honorable Mention in 1996. In 1998, the novel How Few Remain won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. He won his second Sidewise Award in 2003 for the novel Ruled Britannia. On August 1, 1998, Turtledove was named honorary Kentucky Colonel while Guest of Honor at Rivercon XXIII in Louisville, Kentucky. This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... The HOMer Awards were founded in 1991 by Jim Schneider, one of the sysops of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Forum on the CompuServe Information Service. ... This article is about the year. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Guns of the South (1992, ISBN 0-345-37675-7) is a novel by writer Harry Turtledove. ... The 2005 Hugo Award with base designed by Deb Kosiba. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The 2005 Hugo Award with base designed by Deb Kosiba. ... The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sidewise Award for Alternate history was established in 1995 to recognize the best alternate history stories and novels of the year. ... The Two Georges is an alternate history novel co-written by science fiction author Harry Turtledove and Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss. ... Worldwar is a series of four alternate history science fiction novels by Harry Turtledove. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... How Few Remain is a 1997 alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Louisville redirects here. ...

Turtledove served as the toastmaster for Chicon 2000, the 58th World Science Fiction Convention. The 58th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was Chicon 2000, which was held in Chicago, USA August 31- September 4, 2000. ...

He has three daughters: Alison, Rachel and Rebecca.

"The Master of Alternative History"

Turtledove has been dubbed "The Master of Alternative History". Within that genre he is known both for creating original alternative history scenarios such as survival of the Byzantine Empire or an alien invasion in the middle of the Second World War 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. Alternate history fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... The alien invasion is a common theme in science fiction stories and film, in which a technologically-superior extraterrestrial society invades Earth with the intent to replace human life, or to enslave it under a colonial system, or in some cases, to use humans as food. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...

A recurring theme in Turtledove's fiction is the realistic description of war from the point of view of ordinary soldiers. Turtledove's soldiers are usually depicted sympathetically, though far from uncritically - with the same character who perpetrated acts of appalling cruelty in one episode shown under different circumstances to be capable of compassion and generosity. The above is true also for soldiers fighting for the side which is the clear villain of the piece, such as Nazi Germany and its numerous alternative history and Fantasy analogues in Turtledove's fiction. His depiction of war always includes civilians whose life is impacted as well as soldiers on the battlefield itself. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Alternative history or alternate history can be: A history told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... For other meanings see Fantasy (disambiguation) Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ...

Even manifest arch-villains, such as people involved in genocide, are hardly ever cardboard villains in Turtledove's books. In some series the reader can follow, step by step from book to book, the slippery slope by which an originally decent character gets to the point of committing mass murder. Look up Genocide in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In a passage of the "Darkness" series a character, going in disguise into the camp of his arch-enemies which he had hitherto known only as cruel oppressors, is surprised to see that among themselves they behave much as he and his friends behave, and observes that "no one is a villain in his own story" (which does not stop him from continuing to fight and kill them). This clearly seems to reflect Turtledove's own attitude.

Turtledove's books are almost invariably written in the third person, and the omniscient author is always present to a degree more characteristic in 19th century literature than at most other contemporary works. Turtledove often goes to the trouble of explaining to the reader details of a historical, linguistic or technological theme which are relevant to the scene but are far from the viewpoint character's mind. (To cite a recent example, in chapter 38 of Drive to the East, an infantry unit is forced to retreat in a hurry in danger of being surrounded and becoming exposed to enfilading fire - when above the din of battle Turtledove's professorial voice is suddenly heard remarking that "Taking enfilading fire is like getting your T crossed in a naval battle...") Drive to the East is the second book in Harry Turtledoves Settling Accounts series of alternate history novels. ... French frigate Poursuivante firing raking fire in enfilade on a British ship of the line French frigate Aréthuse and English frigate Amélia exchanging defilade fire on the shores of Guinea, the 7th of February 1813 Enfilade and defilade are military tactical concepts used to describe a military formation... In the illustration, the blue ships are crossing the T of the red ships. ... Navy is also:- shorthand for Navy Blue the nickname of the United States Naval Academy A navy is the branch of the armed forces of a nation that operates primarily on water. ...

Turtledove is also in the frequent habit of mildly criticizing his characters for exhibiting a prejudice and/or being taken in by propaganda, such criticism typically prefaced by the words "It did not cross his [or her] mind that...".

When the characters' English dialogue is meant to represent another language, Turtledove makes an effort to give the flavour of the original - whether an actual language or an invented one. For example, French-speaking characters say "You have reason" meaning "You are right" - a literal translation from French. And in the "Darkness" series, Kaunian characters - speaking their language which is described as particularly precise - invariably address each other in every sentence of their conversation as "My Grandfather", "My Granddaughter " (or whatever else the relationship might be).

Much of Turtledove's work consists of long series with multiple point of view characters, all going through the same major experience (mostly a big war), and whose parallel experiences and occasional meetings and clashes with each other serve to draw a wide canvas. A greater realism is achieved by Turtledove's habit of occasionally killing off a viewpoint character - sometimes a sympathetic one which the reader has gotten attached to, and sometimes in a meaningless accident or trivial skirmish (which often happens in a real war and in real life in general, but much less often in literature).

A similar technique was used by John Brunner in Stand on Zanzibar and outside the field of science fiction, by Herman Wouk in the trilogies The Winds of War and War and Remembrance and even earlier in John Dos Passos's U.S.A. Trilogy - considered the major work of that author. John Brunner John Kilian Houston Brunner (September 24, 1934 – August 26, 1995) was a prolific British author of science fiction novels and stories. ... Cover art. ... Herman Wouk (May 27, 1915 —) is a bestselling American author with a number of notable novels to his credit, including The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance. ... The Winds of War is Herman Wouks second book about World War II, the first being The Caine Mutiny (1951). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... John Rodrigo Dos Passos (January 14, 1896 — September 28, 1970) was an important American novelist and artist. ... The U.S.A. Trilogy is the major work of American writer John Dos Passos. ...

List of Books and Series

Elabon

• Wereblood (1979) - using Eric Iverson pseudonym
• Werenight (1979) - using Eric Iverson pseudonym
• Prince of the North (1994)
• King of the North (1996)
• Fox and Empire (1998)

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The Videssos Books

Fantasy series about a world that is analogous to the Byzantine Empire. Videssos is the name of an empire in Harry Turtledoves Videssos series. ...

• The Videssos Cycle
  • The Misplaced Legion: One of Julius Caesar's legions is transported to a world with magic. (1987)
  • An Emperor for the Legion (1987)
  • The Legion of Videssos (1987)
  • The Swords of the Legion (1987)
• The Tale of Krispos Series
  • Krispos Rising (1991)
  • Krispos of Videssos (1991)
  • Krispos the Emperor (1994)
• The Time of Troubles Series
  • The Stolen Throne (1995)
  • Hammer and Anvil (1996)
  • The Thousand Cities (1997)
  • Videssos Besieged (1998)
• The Bridge of the Separator (2005)

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Worldwar & Colonization Series

Sci-Fi/Alternate History — Aliens invade in the middle of World War II The Tosev timeline is a fan name given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history science fiction novels. ...

• Worldwar Tetralogy
  • In the Balance (1994)
  • Tilting the Balance (1995)
  • Upsetting the Balance (1996)
  • Striking the Balance (1996)
• Colonization Trilogy
  • Second Contact (1999)
  • Down to Earth (2000)
  • Aftershocks (2001)
• Homeward Bound (2004)

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The Southern Victory or Timeline-191 Series

The cover of How Few Remain, the first book in the Timeline-191 series

Alternate History — The South have won the American Civil War; this posits what would then happen over the next century. (The series consists of several smaller series and has no official title) Timeline-191 is a fan name given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history novels. ... Timeline-191 is a fan name given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history novels. ... Image File history File links How_Few_Remain_Front_Cover. ... Image File history File links How_Few_Remain_Front_Cover. ... How Few Remain is a 1997 alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove. ... Timeline-191 is a fan name given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history novels. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

• How Few Remain (1997)
• The Great War Trilogy
  • American Front (1998)
  • Walk in Hell (1999)
  • Breakthroughs (2000)
• The American Empire Trilogy
  • Blood and Iron (2001)
  • The Center Cannot Hold (2002)
  • The Victorious Opposition (2003)
• The Settling Accounts Tetralogy
  • Return Engagement (2004)
  • Drive to the East (2005)
  • The Grapple (2006)
  • In at the Death (expected in 2007)

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Darkness Series

A fantasy series about a world war between nations using magic as weapons. Many of the plot elements are analogous to elements of World War II, with countries and technologies that are comparable to the events of the real world, while the writing style is similar to his Southern Victory. An American cover of Into the Darkness by Harry Turtledove. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Timeline-191 is a fan name given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history novels. ...

• Into the Darkness (1999)
• Darkness Descending (2000)
• Through the Darkness (2001)
• Rulers of the Darkness (2002)
• Jaws of the Darkness (2003)
• Out of the Darkness (2004)

War Between the Provinces Series

A reversed fantasy version of the US civil war. The industrial south is fighting the rural north over the blond serfs. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

• Sentry Peak (2000)
• Marching Through Peachtree (2001)
• Advance and Retreat (2002)

Hellenic Traders Series

A historical fiction series about two cousins who are traveling merchants in the fourth century BC Mediterranean. The novels were written under the H.N. Turteltaub pseudonym. Hellenic Traders refers to a series of historical fiction books published by TOR and written by H. N. Turteltaub. ...

• Over the Wine Dark Sea (2001)
• The Gryphon's Skull (2002)
• The Sacred Land (2003)
• Owls to Athens (2004)

Over the Wine Dark Sea, is a novel by H. N. Turteltaub. ...

Crosstime Traffic Series

This series is based on the premise that travel between parallel universes is possible. This is a series for young adults. Turtledove makes sure not to use any profanity or racial slurs in this series. Crosstime Traffic is a series of books by Harry Turtledove. ...

• Gunpowder Empire (2003)
• Curious Notions (2004)
• In High Places (2006)
• The Disunited States of America (2006)
• The Gladiator (2007)

Pacific War Series

Alternate History — The Japanese have gained the initiative in the Pacific War by invading and occupying Hawaii. Combatants Republic of China U.S.A. (from 1941) U.K. (from 1941) Australia (1941) Netherlands (1941) New Zealand (1941) Canada (1941) U.S.S.R. (from 1945) Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin (from 1945) Hideki Tojo The Pacific War was...

• Days of Infamy (2004)
• End of the Beginning (2005)

Stand-alone Books

• Agent of Byzantium (1987) - Imperial Byzantine special agent Basil Argyros is sent on various missions in an alternate universe where the Byzantine Empire never collapsed.
• A Different Flesh (1988) - a related set of short stories spanning the 17th to 20th centuries set in a universe where the ancestors of the Native Americans never crossed into the New World, only Homo erectus.
• Noninterference (1988)
• Kaleidoscope (1990) - short story collection
• A World Of Difference (1990) - In this alternative history story, the 4th planet of our solar system is larger and named Minerva instead of Mars. The Viking space probe of the 1970's sends back one picture— that of an alien creature swinging a stick— before losing contact. A joint US/USSR mission is sent to explore the planet.
• Earthgrip (1991)
• The Guns of the South (1992) Sci-Fi/Alternate History — The Confederate Army is supplied with AK-47's by early-21st century white supremacist South African time-travelers.
• The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump (1993) - EPA agent David Fisher battles displaced magical powers in a very creative sorcerous equivalent to late-20th-century Los Angeles. He follows the evidence to a toxic spell dump, where dangerous remnants of industrial sorcery are stored.
• Departures (1993) - short story collection
• Down in the Bottomlands (1993) - At the end of the Miocene period, the Mediterranean Sea stays dry to the present day. The dry sea basin is a large canyon containing a national park, and the hero must race to stop villains from letting in the Atlantic and flooding the area.
• The Two Georges (1995) Alternate History/Mystery, co-authored with Richard Dreyfuss — Set in the year 1996 of an alternate timeline where the American Revolution was peacefully avoided. The painting that symbolizes the union between North America and Britain is stolen by terrorists, and officers of the Royal North American Mounted Police must find it before it is destroyed.
• Thessalonica (1997) - Early Christians in the Greek city of Thessalonica deal with barbarian invaders on both a physical and metaphysical level.
• Between the Rivers (1998) - Taking place in an equivalent to ancient Mesopotamia, city-states ruled by different gods fight for dominance.
• Justinian (1998) - using H.N. Turteltaub pseudonym
• Household Gods (1999) - co-written with Judith Tarr Sci-Fi/Alternate History — A modern female lawyer finds herself in the Roman Empire of Marcus Aurelius.
• Counting Up, Counting Down (2002) - short story collection
• Ruled Britannia (2002) Alternate History — The Spanish Armada conquers England and forces Shakespeare to write a play about Philip II. At the same time he is secretly writing a play for the English underground resistance about Boudica's rebellion, with Boudica meant to be analogous to the imprisoned Elizabeth I.
• In the Presence of Mine Enemies (2003) Alternate History — Follows the struggles of a family of secret Jews in Berlin two or three generations after a Nazi victory in World War II.
• Conan of Venarium (2004) a Conan the Barbarian pastiche suffering from the fact that Turtledove chose to place it at a very early and, in some respects, key point in Conan's career, and then proceeded to make his yarn incompatible with the Howardian canon.
• Every Inch a King ISFiC Press (2005) An acrobat becomes king of a small country.
• Fort Pillow (2006)
• Beyond the Gap (2007)

Basil Argyros is the eponymous main character of a sequence of short stories (by Harry Turtledove) set in an alternate 13th Century. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... A Hupa man. ... Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, c. ... Binomial name †Homo erectus (Dubois, 1892) Synonyms † Pithecanthropus erectus † Sinanthropus pekinensis † Javanthropus soloensis † Meganthropus paleojavanicus Homo erectus (upright man) is an extinct species of the genus Homo. ... A World of Difference is a 1990 science fiction novel by Harry Turtledove. ... Minerva and the Muses, by Hans Rottenhammer (1603). ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne explorers, traders, and warriors of the Norsemen who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles, France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. ... The Guns of the South (1992, ISBN 0-345-37675-7) is a novel by writer Harry Turtledove. ... For the fictional documentary about alternative history, see C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. ... Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 g. ... The 21st century is the present century of the Gregorian calendar. ... White supremacy is a racist ideology which holds the belief that white people are superior to other races. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... Down in the Bottomlands is a novella written by Harry Turtledove which takes places in an alternative history in which the Atlantic Ocean did not reflood the Mediterranean Sea 5. ... The Miocene epoch is a period of time that extends from about 23 to 5. ... For the oceanographic term, see Mediterranean sea (oceanography). ... The Messinian Salinity Crisis, also referred to as the Messinian Event, is the name given to a period when the Mediterranean Sea evaporated partly or completely dry during the Messinian period of the Miocene epoch, approximately 6 million years ago. ... The Two Georges is an alternate history novel co-written by science fiction author Harry Turtledove and Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss. ... Dreyfuss in The Goodbye Girl Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an Oscar-winning American actor. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Alternate timeline, or AT, is a phrase used when discussing alternate history, a literary offshoot of the science-fiction genre. ... John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress The American Revolution was a political movement during the last half of the 18th century that resulted in the creation of... The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... Between the Rivers is a science fiction story by Harry Turtledove about a land where the cities and regions are ruled by their own gods. ... Mesopotamia refers to the region now occupied by modern Iraq, eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and Southwest Iran. ... Justinian (ISBN 0-8125-4527-3), was published in 1998 by Tor Books. ... Household Gods is a science fiction/time-travel novel written by Harry Turtledove and Judith Tarr. ... Judith Tarr, (1955 - ) has a B.A. in Latin and English from Mount Holyoke College, an M.A. in Classics from Cambridge University, and an M.A. and Ph. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (April 26, 121[1] – March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death. ... Ruled Britannia is an alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove, published in 2002. ... The Spanish Armada or Great/Grand Armada (Old Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, great and most fortunate navy; but called by the English, with ironic intention, the Invincible Fleet) refers to the Spanish-controlled fleet which sailed against England in 1588, with the intention of escorting an invading army... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Philip II of Spain. ... Underground Resistance (commonly abbreviated to UR) are a musical collective from Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America. ... Statue of Boudica near Westminster Pier, with her two daughters upon a chariot Boudica (also Boudicca, formerly better known as Boadicea) (d. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England, Queen of France (in name only), and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Crypto-Judaism is the secret adherence to Judaism while publicly professing to be of another faith; people who practice crypto-Judaism are referred to as crypto-Jews. The term crypto-Jew is also used to describe descendants of Jews who still (generally secretly) maintain some Jewish traditions, often while adhering... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet. ... ISFiC Press is the small press publishing arm of ISFiC. Although the press officially released its first book, Robert J. Sawyers Relativity, on November 12, 2004, the people responsible for the press issued a filk CD two years earlier, entitled A Walk on the Windy Side. ... Fort Pillow is a fort in Henning, Tennessee on the Mississippi River that was used by both sides in the American Civil War. ...

External links

• Official Harry Turtledove website: A complete bibliography of Turtledove's work, including a list of his various series.
• Official Turtledove YahooGroup
• Turtlewiki
• Turtledove-focused message board
• Unofficial Harry Turtledove website
• Harry Turtledove page on the Internet Book List
• Harry Turtledove at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• An audio interview with Harry Turtledove (MP3 format) from Hour 25

The Internet Speculative Fiction Database is a database of bibliographic information on science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction. ... MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format, designed to greatly reduce the amount of data required to represent audio, yet still sound like a faithful reproduction of the original uncompressed audio to most listeners. ... Hour 25 is a radio program focusing on science fiction. ...