Tag Archives: Harry Turtledove

West and East

Posted on August 17, 2010 by smellincoffee

The War that Came Early: West and East© 2010 Harry Turtledove436 pages In 1938, the Munich Peace Conference ended in a general European war. Britain and France, outraged by Hitler’s transparent attempts to manipulate them, pledged to defend Czechoslovakia — … Continue reading →

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The End of the Beginning

Posted on August 9, 2010 by smellincoffee

The End of the Beginning© 2005 Harry Turtledove448 pages The Empire of the Rising Sun has cast a dark shadow across the Pacific. On December 7th, 1941, the naval and air forces of Imperial Japan struck Pearl Harbor, disabling or … Continue reading →

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Give Me Back My Legions!

Posted on August 9, 2010 by smellincoffee

Give Me Back my Legions!© 2009 Harry Turtledove320 pages Give Me Back My Legions! is a piece of historical fiction by Harry Turtledove, detailing the why and how of Rome’s savage defeat at the hands of German tribesmen in the … Continue reading →

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The Man with the Iron Heart

Posted on June 26, 2010 by smellincoffee

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 →

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Hitler’s War

Posted on March 5, 2010 by smellincoffee

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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Homeward Bound

Posted on February 2, 2009 by smellincoffee

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 →

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Colonization: Aftershocks

Posted on January 26, 2009 by smellincoffee

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 →

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In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Posted on January 12, 2009 by smellincoffee

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 →

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Colonization: Down to Earth

Posted on November 29, 2008 by smellincoffee

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 →

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Colonization: Second Contact

Posted on November 22, 2008 by smellincoffee

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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