Harry Turtledove--Alternate WW2 scenarios

07-28-2001, 03:22 PM

Harry Turtledove has been deemed one of the best alternate history writers of all time, and I have read two of his books, Darkness Descending and Into the Darkness. These books are about WW2 if it happened in a fantasy world where magic worked. I was wondering how many of you have read it, and what you think of the series. (Just for the records, there are MANY more books scheduled to come out for this series, and each book is pretty long, around 500+ pgs.)

Discuss

Brewhaha

07-28-2001, 03:47 PM

Well I'm currently in the middle of his "Worldwar" series, where aliens attack in the middle of WWII, forcing the Axis and Allies to band together. It's pretty good. I didn't know he had any more books about WWII.

I've also read "The Guns of the South."

07-28-2001, 09:57 PM

If I'm correct, he has many more alternate history books--although I don't see how even the combined forces of the Axis&Allies could rout space-faring aliens...

Brewhaha

07-29-2001, 01:36 PM

The books sound interesting, maybe I'll get them someday.

markedel · 03-02-2002, 07:49 PM

Any Turtledove fans about?

Grey_Wolf · 03-17-2002, 05:00 AM

I'm re-reading the third book in the first quartet of the World War-series and I think the scenario, although far-out, is a fascinating read.

Quazar · 04-09-2002, 09:52 PM

James P. Hogan has a book on an alternate WWII senario, but here's the twist it involves time travel and alternate time lines. The book is
'The Proteus Operation'.

TwirlingString · 04-15-2002, 09:44 PM

Who's harry turtledove?

AACHOO · 05-05-2002, 06:47 PM

Reading Colonization : Aftershocks now. Just as good as all the others.

Grey_Wolf · 05-06-2002, 10:43 AM

Is that the final book in the series?

07-28-2001, 03:22 PM	#1
Brewhaha Guest Posts: n/a	Harry Turtledove--Alternate WW2 scenarios Harry Turtledove has been deemed one of the best alternate history writers of all time, and I have read two of his books, Darkness Descending and Into the Darkness. These books are about WW2 if it happened in a fantasy world where magic worked. I was wondering how many of you have read it, and what you think of the series. (Just for the records, there are MANY more books scheduled to come out for this series, and each book is pretty long, around 500+ pgs.) Discuss Brewhaha

07-28-2001, 03:47 PM	#2
bmilder Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Harry Turtledove--Alternate WW2 scenarios Well I'm currently in the middle of his "Worldwar" series, where aliens attack in the middle of WWII, forcing the Axis and Allies to band together. It's pretty good. I didn't know he had any more books about WWII. I've also read "The Guns of the South."

07-28-2001, 09:57 PM	#3
Brewhaha Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Harry Turtledove--Alternate WW2 scenarios If I'm correct, he has many more alternate history books--although I don't see how even the combined forces of the Axis&Allies could rout space-faring aliens... Brewhaha

07-29-2001, 01:36 PM	#4
webwizard333 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Harry Turtledove--Alternate WW2 scenarios The books sound interesting, maybe I'll get them someday.

03-02-2002, 07:49 PM	#5
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	Harry Turtledove Any Turtledove fans about? __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"

03-17-2002, 05:00 AM	#6
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	I'm re-reading the third book in the first quartet of the World War-series and I think the scenario, although far-out, is a fascinating read.

04-09-2002, 09:52 PM	#7
Quazar Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Piedmont North Carolina Posts: 33	James P. Hogan has a book on an alternate WWII senario, but here's the twist it involves time travel and alternate time lines. The book is 'The Proteus Operation'.

04-15-2002, 09:44 PM	#8
TwirlingString Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My mother would say somewhere between the adult mystery section and the YA sci-fi Posts: 489	Who's harry turtledove? __________________ "The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!”

05-05-2002, 06:47 PM	#9
AACHOO Enting Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 52	Reading Colonization : Aftershocks now. Just as good as all the others.

05-06-2002, 10:43 AM	#10
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Is that the final book in the series?

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