Alternate history is one of my favorite genres. What if something had gone a little differently in history? How would the world be today if that had happened? Harry Turtledove is one […]
Book Review – West and East: The War That Came Early Book 2 by Harry Turtledove
Harry Turtledove is perhaps the most prolific author in the genre known as alternate history. This is where an author takes a moment in history and wonders what if something happened a […]
Book Review: Out of the Darkness: A Novel of the World at War by Harry Turtledove – Which Costs More, Winning or Losing?
Harry Turtledove has taken the Second World War and masterfully translated it into a fantasy world of dragons and behemoths; of ley lines and magic; of sticks and eggs which release sorcerous […]
Book Review – Through the Darkness: A Novel of the World at War by Harry Turtledove – Unleashing Terrifying Magic in a World of Dragons
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 – Darkness Descending: A Novel of The World at War by Harry Turtledove – Dragons, Magic, and Global Conflict
A world much different from our own – and at the same time quite similar – explodes into war. The country of Algarve easily conquers Forthweg, Jelgava, and Valmiera. As they begin […]
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 […]
On My Fall Bookshelf
When I hear about a good book, I tend to add it to my list on Goodreads. Sometimes, I actually buy it right away and make sure it’s on my Kindle app […]
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 […]
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