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Brewhaha
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

bmilder
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."

Brewhaha
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

webwizard333
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?