In this third novel in his fantasy series, author Harry Turtledove continues the story of the second world war where dragons have replaced fighter planes; behemoths have replaced tanks, leviathans replace submarines, […]
Book Review – Invasion: Colorado by Vaughn Heppner – American Super-tanks vs. Chinese Invasion
This is the third book in Vaughn Heppner’s Invasion series. Set in the not-too-distant future, the world has cooled off due to volcanic activity, creating a food shortage. The United States has […]
Book Review: Into The Darkness by Harry Turtledove – Magical Realism in World War II Setting
I’ve never been a fantasy reader before now. The closest I’ve ever come before I picked up this novel is when A Wrinkle in Time was required reading in sixth grade. But […]
Book Review: Hitler’s War: The War That Came Early Book 1 by Harry Turtledove
It’s hard sometimes to go back and review a book from a series when you’ve already read some of the books that follow it. It’s not just a matter of knowing what […]
Book Review: Invasion California by Vaughn Heppner – Intense Futuristic Warfare Novel
When I initially started reading this series, I put it under the category of alternate history, even though it was about the future. I did that largely due to the weaponry. Although […]
Book Review – The Confederacy Evolves into the Nazi Empire in Harry Turtledove’s American Empire: The Victorious Opposition
Alternate History is a genre in which the author takes a particular point in history and asks what if something different had happened? In this case, author Harry Turtledove has built several […]
Book Review – Colonization: Aftershocks by Harry Turtledove: Is That It?
Author’s note: This was written in 2002. A sequel was written in 2004 that helped with a lot of the issues I had here. Seven books total comprise the Harry Turtledove alternate […]
Book Review: Invasion Alaska by Vaughn Heppner – China’s Strike on Alaska in 2032
One of my favorite genres to read is “alternate history.” Although much of that is written about events of the past, on occasion futuristic “alternate history” comes out and makes for a […]
Book Review – American Empire: The Center Cannot Hold by Harry Turtledove – The Great Depression in Turtledove’s Alternate USA
Set during the 1920s and 1930s, this novel follows events begun in the novel How Few Remain, through The Great War series, and in the previous novel in this series, American Empire: […]
Book Review – Colonization: Second Contact by Harry Turtledove – Earth Invasion Saga
In my opinion, Harry Turtledove is the top author is a genre known as Alternate History. What that genre is about is it takes a certain point in history and puts forth […]
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