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Dochartaigh
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:59 pm Post subject: Harry Turtledove |
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| he is an alternate history writer that has written several series and some stand alone books. one series is based on WWII except that aliens attack in the midst of the war. there is 3-4 books (still havent finished the series) in the first installment. then there is a second trilogy that goes into what happens afterwards. he has also written two books that are on the civil war. people from the future go back in time to the confederacy and give the confederacy tech from the future. |
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Eddy
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I know the one is "Guns of the South" and I think the other is "World War".
In Guns of the South, some Confederate sympathizers from our time decide to assist the South by sending them Uzis and such. Obviously, history changes.
In the World War series, it is the midst of WWII when all of a sudden some aliens come expecting an easy conquest since their last information showed us in the Middle Ages. We are not as easy to conquer as they think. |
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Dochartaigh
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| yep that is the one. sorry i just looked it up that is the only one. the other one is how few remain where the confederates won the civil war but without the help of time travelers. that book is followed by the great war trilogy, the american empire trilogy, and then the settling accounts series. |
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JuntaJoe
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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He has another large series where aliens invade earth during WW2.
It's actually rather entertaining and funny as these star hopping aliens figure out we humans are simply too hardheaded to realize we are overmatched and should surrender. Instead we just keep grinding them down and keeping them supremely pissed off. |
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Dochartaigh
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| the colonization series follows that series on wwII. i have yet to read the last book of the wwII( i am really bad bout starting a series and then not finishing it because i have to wait for the book to come out so i start another series) or the colonization series yet. |
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Che
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: |
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One of my favorite Turtledove altenate histories is Agent of Byzantium.
The adventures of an Imperial agent, Basil Argyros, in the early 14th Century.
Harry also has a two-volume series out on WW2 - Pacific.
1. Days of Infamy
2. End of the Beginning
The Japanese launch the third air-strike on Hawaii and then... follow up with an invasion. |
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Dochartaigh
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| kewl. heard of agent of byzantium but havent read it yet. and havent heard of the two volume series. will havta check that out as well. (i am gonna havta write a list soon so i dun forget lol) |
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crispybacon
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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He also has another alternate-history series: Crosstime Traffic. It's set on Earth around 50 years or so in the future. Some brilliant scientists discover a way to access Alternates, or Earths with alternate history. They start a buissness, Crosstime Traffic to deal with all the obvious/semi-obvious exploitation schemes (oil drilling where humans never evolved, etc.). The series follows agents in the more backward Earths and their various happenings. Very awesome.
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Che
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:16 am Post subject: |
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Quote: He also has another alternate-history series: Crosstime Traffic.
This series is specifically aimed towards juvenile readers. |
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