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Tag Archives: alt-history
Provenance of Shadows
Crucible, McCoy: Provenance of Shadows© 2006 David R. George III627 pages Leonard McCoy is a man lost in time. Accidentally thrust into 1930s New York by the Guardian of Forever, McCoy befriends an idealistic young social worker named Edith Keeler, saving her … Continue reading
The Man with the Iron Heart
The Man with the Iron Heart© 2008 Harry Turtledove532 pages On 27 May 1942, Reinhard Heydrich barely escapes death at the hands of a Czech hitman, his life being saved by the assassin’s weapon jamming. Although the misfire does not … Continue reading
The Iron Heel
The Iron Heel© 1907 Jack London354 pages (Mysteriously, my public library’s 1907 copy of this book has survived a century of use, although its tattered pages testify that the years have been harsh on it. If it ever had a … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-history, Gilded Age, Jack London, Marxism, social criticism, Society and Culture
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Hitler’s War
Hitler’s War© 2009 Harry Turtledove496 pages The year is 1938, and war wages in Spain between the Popular Front — a collection of democrats, liberals, socialists, communists, and anarchists — and the Nationalists, those supporting the attempted military takeover of … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-history, Harry Turtledove, historical fiction, military, The War that Came Early
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The Moscow Option
The Moscow Option© 2006 David Downing256 pagesWorking in a university setting means being surrounded by readers, and this occasionally gives rise to book recommendations. This week, I read a brief alternate history book from the library of my boss, who … Continue reading
Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound© 2005 Harry Turtledove597 pagesThis week I concluded Harry Turtledove’s Worldwar-Colonization metaseries on a high note. Homeward Bound picks up at the conclusion of Aftershocks (1970) but quickly moves to 2030. In the opening pages, Turtledove moves the plot … Continue reading
Colonization: Aftershocks
Colonization: Aftershocks© Harry Turtledove 2001488 pages And so after a lengthy break, I return to Harry Turtledove’s Colonization series. The series is a sequel series to Worldwar, in which an invasion by reptilian aliens interrupted World War II. The aliens … Continue reading
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies© Harry Turtledove 2003515 pages This week I returned to Turtledove, but not quite yet to the Colonization series. This week I read In the Presence of Mine Enemies, a standalone book set in the … Continue reading
Colonization: Down to Earth
Colonization: Down to Earth© 2000 Harry Turtledove618 pages I continued reading Turtledove’s Colonization series this week. “Down to Earth” is the second book in said series, which is about Earth in the 1960s. The Lizards have held the southern hemisphere … Continue reading
Colonization: Second Contact
Colonization: Second Contact© 1999 Harry Turtledove598 pages A few weeks ago I read the Worldwar series by Harry Turtledove, which depicts what happens when lizard-like aliens who call themselves the Race invade Earth. While they expected to face humans armed … Continue reading
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