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Harry Turtledove

2001488 pagesabout 7–11 hours
2001
first published
  • 2001Del Rey · 488 pages · ENGISBN 9780345430212
  • 2002Random House Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780345453679
  • 2002Del Rey · 624 pages · ENGISBN 9780345430243

"ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE SERIES OF ALTERNATIVE HISTORY NOVELS EVER WRITTEN."--Science Fiction Age World War II has evolved into decades of epic struggles and rebellions targeting the aliens known as the Race. As the 1960s begin, one of Earth's great powers launches a nuclear strike against the Race's colonization fleet--and the merciless invaders find themselves confronting a far more complex and challenging species than any they have encountered before. Ultimately, only superior firepower may keep Earth under the Empire's control--or it may destroy the world. While uprisings and aftershocks of war shake the planet, one nation plots a stunning counterattack . . ."Hugo winner Turtledove lives up to his billing as the grand master of alternative history. . . . This novel is altogether excellent."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)From the Paperback edition.

How it feels

MoodSad
AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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