Harry Turtledove
Author
Series
The war that came early volume 1
Language
English
Description
Portrays an alternate universe in which the outcome of World War II is profoundly changed by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's refusal to allow Hitler's annexation of the Sudetenland.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove, the modern master of alternate history, a novel of alien contact set in the tumultuous year of the Watergate scandal. It's 1974, and Jerry Stieglitz is a grad student in marine biology at UCLA with a side gig selling short stories to science fiction magazines, just weeks away from marrying his longtime fiancee. Then his life is upended by grim-faced men from three-letter agencies who want him...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
An alternate-history novel in which, after winning the Civil War, the Confederate States of America are attacked by the United States for buying parts of Mexico. The novel centers on ex-Civil War protagonists, including an Abraham Lincoln who has embraced socialism. By the author of Guns of the South.
5) The grapple
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
It is 1943, the third summer of the new war between the Confederate States of America and the United States, a war that will turn on the deeds of ordinary soldiers, extraordinary heroes, and a colorful cast of spies, politicians, rebels, and everyday citizens. The C.S.A. president, Jake Featherston, seems to have greatly miscalculated the North's resilience. But as new demonic tools of killing are unleashed, secret wars are unfolding. The U.S. government...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"What would happen if the ancient prophecy of the End of Days came true? It is certainly the last thing Eric Katz--a secular archeologist from Los Angeles--expects to discover during what should be a routine dig in Jerusalem. But perhaps higher forces have something else in mind. For when a sign presaging the rising of the Third Temple is located in America and a dirty bomb is detonated in downtown Tel Aviv, events conspire to place a team of archaeologists...
Author
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
No one could stop them-not Stalin, not Togo, not Churchill, not Roosevelt...The invaders had cut the United States virtually in half at the Mississippi, vaporized Washington, D.C., devastated much of Europe, and held large parts of the Soviet Union under their thumb.But humanity would not give up so easily. The new world allies were ruthless at finding their foe's weaknesses and exploiting them. Whether delivering supplies in tiny biplanes to partisans...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1942, Hitler led the world's most savage military machine. Stalin ruled Russia while America was just beginning to show its strength in World War II. Then, in Harry Turtledove's brilliantly imagined Worldwar saga, an alien assault changed everything. Nuclear destruction engulfed major cities, and the invaders claimed half the planet before an uneasy peace could be achieved.A spectacular tale of tyranny and freedom, destruction and hope, the Colonization...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Set in the same universe as the Worldwar series, the Colonization series brings us to Earth in the 1960s, where four superpowers rule: the United States, Russia, Nazi Germany, and the aliens of the Race.The arrival of the aliens shot Earth technology forward at a dizzying rate-the world of 1960 includes routine space shuttle traffic, computers on every desk, and other high-tech advancements. Aftershocks reveals that it was the United States that launched...
Author
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Communist China, Japan, Nazi Germany, the United States: they began World War II as mortal enemies. But suddenly their only hope for survival-never mind victory-was to unite to stop a mighty foe: one whose frightening technology appeared invincible. Far worse beings than the Nazis were loose. From Warsaw to Moscow to China's enemy-occupied Forbidden City, the nations of the world had been forced into an uneasy alliance since humanity began its struggle...
Author
Series
Supervolcano volume 3
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An explosion of incalculable magnitude in Yellowstone Park propelled lava and ash across the landscape and into the atmosphere, forever altering the climate of the entire continent. Nothing grows from the tainted soil. Stalled and stilled machines function only as statuary. People have been scraping by on the excess food and goods produced before the eruption. But supplies are running low. Natural resources are dwindling. And former police officer...
Author
Series
Hot war volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The novels of Harry Turtledove show history balancing on single moments: One act of folly. One poor decision. One moment of rage. In his astounding new series, the unthinkable has come to pass. The Cold War turns hot--and the United States and the Soviet Union unleash their nuclear arsenals upon each other. Millions die. Millions more are displaced. Germans battle side by side with Americans, Polish freedom fighters next to Russian fascists. The...
14) All Fall Down
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Hailed as the master of alternate history, New York Times best-selling author Harry Turtledove continues the thrilling series he began with Supervolcano: Eruption. All of North America is covered in ash after the eruption in Yellowstone, and Colin Ferguson's family is scattered across the United States. With food running low and cities uninhabitable, can they hope to survive long enough for what's left of civilization to rebuild?
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"What if HIV started spreading in the early 1500s rather than the late 1900s? Without modern medicine, anybody who catches HIV is going to die. A patriarchal society reacts to this devastating disease in the only way it knows how: it sequesters women as much as possible, limiting contacts between the sexes except for married couples. While imperfect, such drastic actions do limit the spread of the disease. The 'Wasting' (HIV) has caused devastating...
16) Gunpowder empire
Author
Series
Crosstime traffic volume 1
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Author
Series
Hot war volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Set in an alternate 1950s in which General MacArthur ignites a nuclear war that nearly destroys the planet. The third and final installment in the series that began with Bombs Away and continued with Fallout"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of the supervolcano's eruption in Yellowstone Park, North America is covered in ash. Farmlands cannot produce food. Machinery has been rendered useless. Cities are no longer habitable. And the climate across the globe grows colder every day. Former police officer Colin Ferguson's family is spread across the United States, separated by the catastrophe, and struggling to survive as the nation attempts to recover and reestablish some...
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