About
Harry Turtledove
Harry Turtledove (born April 11, 1949) is an American science fiction and alternate history author. He is a six-time winner of the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, with awards for "The Guns of the South" (1992), "Ruled Britannia" (1998), "The Man with the Iron Heart" (2008), "The Last Among Equals" (2011), "The Best of Harry Turtledove: Alternate Histories" (2015), and "The Great War: American Front" (2019). He has also received the Hugo Award for Best Novella for "Down in the Bottomlands" (1994). Turtledove's notable works include the series "The Worldwar" (1985–1990), "The Videssos Cycle" (1987–1994), "The Atlantis Series" (1995–1999), and the "Crosstime Traffic" series (1997–2005). His works often explore historical events and speculate on how they could have developed differently. Turtledove's books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Book Series by Harry Turtledove
Gerin The Fox Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Wereblood (As: Eric G. Iverson) | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Werenight (Short Story) (As: Eric G. Iverson) | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prince of the North | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| King of the North | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fox and Empire | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wisdom of the Fox | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tale of the Fox | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
Videssos Cycle Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Misplaced Legion | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Emperor for the Legion | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Legion of Videssos | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Swords of the Legion | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bridge of the Separator | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
Tale Of Krispos Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Krispos Rising | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Krispos of Videssos | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Krispos the Emperor | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
Worldwar Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| In the Balance | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tilting the Balance | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Upsetting the Balance | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Striking the Balance | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
Time Of Troubles Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Stolen Throne | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hammer and Anvil | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Thousand Cities | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Videssos Besieged | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
Southern Victory Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| How Few Remain | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
Great War Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| American Front | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Walk in Hell | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Breakthroughs | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
Alternate Generals Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate Generals | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alternate Generals II | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alternate Generals III | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
Darkness Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Into the Darkness | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Darkness Descending | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Through the Darkness | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rulers of the Darkness | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jaws of Darkness | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Out of the Darkness | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
Colonization Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Second Contact | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Down to Earth | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Aftershocks | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
War Between The Provinces Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Sentry Peak | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marching Through Peachtree | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Advance and Retreat | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
American Empire Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Blood & Iron | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Center Cannot Hold | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Victorious Opposition | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
Hellenic Traders Series as H.N. Turteltaub
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Over the Wine-Dark Sea | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gryphon's Skull | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sacred Land | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Owls to Athens | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Salamis | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Scepter Of Mercy Series as Dan Chernenko
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Bastard King | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Chernagor Pirates | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scepter's Return | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
Crosstime Traffic Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder Empire | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Curious Notions | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| In High Places | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Disunited States of America | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gladiator | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Valley-Westside War | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
Settling Accounts Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Return Engagement | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Drive to the East | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Grapple | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| In at the Death | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
Days Of Infamy / Pacific War Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Days of Infamy | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| End of the Beginning | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
Gap / Opening Of The World Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Beyond the Gap | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Breath of God | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Golden Shrine | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
Atlantis Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Atlantis | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The United States of Atlantis | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Liberating Atlantis | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Atlantis and Other Places | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
War That Came Early Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Hitler's War | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| West and East | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Big Switch | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Coup d'Etat | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Two Fronts | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Last Orders | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
Supervolcano Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Eruption | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| All Fall Down | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Things Fall Apart | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
Hot War Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Bombs Away | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fallout | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Armistice | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
Harry Turtledove Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Noninterference | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Agent of Byzantium | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Different Flesh | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kaleidoscope | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| A World of Difference | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Earthgrip | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Guns of the South | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Departures | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Two Georges ( With: Richard Dreyfuss) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Thessalonica | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Between the Rivers | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Justinian (As: H.N. Turteltaub) | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Household Gods ( With: Judith Tarr) | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| After the Downfall | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ruled Britannia | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| In the Presence of Mine Enemies | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Homeward Bound | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Every Inch a King | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fort Pillow | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Man with the Iron Heart | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Give Me Back My Legions! | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Joe Steele | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The House of Daniel | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Through Darkest Europe | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alpha and Omega | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Or Even Eagle Flew (Short Story) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Three Miles Down | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wages of Sin | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Twice as Dead | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
| City in Chains | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
Harry Turtledove Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Counting Up, Counting Down | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| We Install and Other Stories | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Other People's Playgrounds | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Harry Turtledove Short Stories/Novellas
The Eighth-Grade History Class Visits the Hebrew Home for the Aging (Short Story)
2014
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Down in the Bottomlands (in Analog) (Short Story) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Must and Shall (in Asimov's) (Short Story) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Forty, Counting Down (in Asimov's) (Short Story) | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vilcabamba (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lee at the Alamo (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Eighth-Grade History Class Visits the Hebrew Home for the Aging (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Something Going Around (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hail! Hail! | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manuscript Tradition (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| No Period (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
War World Series
Blood Vengeance ( With: S.M. Stirling, Jerry Pournelle, Judith Tarr, Susan Shwartz)
1994
Discovery ( By: Jerry Pournelle, William Wu, Leslie Fish, Charles E. Gannon, E.R. Stewart, Don Hawthorne, John F. Carr)
2010
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Burning Eye ( By: Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death's Head Rebellion (Short Story) ( By: Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr) | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sauron Dominion ( By: Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Codominium ( By: Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Feuds | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Invasion ( By: Jerry Pournelle) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Vengeance ( With: S.M. Stirling, Jerry Pournelle, Judith Tarr, Susan Shwartz) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Discovery ( By: Jerry Pournelle, William Wu, Leslie Fish, Charles E. Gannon, E.R. Stewart, Don Hawthorne, John F. Carr) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Takeover ( By: Jerry Pournelle, Don Hawthorne, John F. Carr) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lidless Eye ( By: Don Hawthorne, John F. Carr) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Battle of Sauron ( By: Jerry Pournelle, Don Hawthorne, John F. Carr) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cyborg Revolt ( By: John F. Carr) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jihad! ( By: John F. Carr) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Patriotic Wars ( By: John F. Carr) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Falkenberg's Regiment ( By: John F. Carr) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fall of the CoDominium ( By: John F. Carr) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Andromeda Flight ( By: John F. Carr, Doug McElwain) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| War World Concordance ( By: John F. Carr, Doug McElwain) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Road Warrior ( By: John F. Carr) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Falkenberg Protectorate ( By: John F. Carr) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Exiled Series
Clan of the Claw ( With: John Ringo, S.M. Stirling, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Z. Williamson)
2011
By Tooth and Claw ( By: John Ringo, Mercedes Lackey, S.M. Stirling, Jody Lynn Nye, Eric Flint)
2015
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Clan of the Claw ( With: John Ringo, S.M. Stirling, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Z. Williamson) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| By Tooth and Claw ( By: John Ringo, Mercedes Lackey, S.M. Stirling, Jody Lynn Nye, Eric Flint) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Adventures of Conan Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Conan the Invincible ( By: Robert Jordan) | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan The Defender ( By: Robert Jordan) | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Triumphant ( By: Robert Jordan) | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Unconquered ( By: Robert Jordan) | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Victorious ( By: Robert Jordan) | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Magnificent ( By: Robert Jordan) | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Destroyer ( By: Robert Jordan) | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Valorous ( By: John Maddox Roberts) | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| The New Adventures of Conan ( By: John Maddox Roberts) | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan The Raider ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Fearless ( By: Steve Perry) | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan The Renegade ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Champion ( By: John Maddox Roberts) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Defiant ( By: Steve Perry) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan, The Marauder ( By: John Maddox Roberts) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Warlord ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Valiant ( By: Roland J. Green) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Great ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan The Hero ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Bold ( By: John Maddox Roberts) | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Indomitable ( By: Steve Perry) | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan The Free Lance ( By: Steve Perry) | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Formidable ( By: Steve Perry) | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Guardian ( By: Roland J. Green) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Outcast ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Rogue ( By: John Maddox Roberts) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan the Relentless ( By: Roland J. Green) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan The Savage ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan and the Treasure of Python ( By: John Maddox Roberts) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan of the Red Brotherhood ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan and the Gods of the Mountain ( By: Roland J. Green) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan and the Manhunters ( By: John Maddox Roberts) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan The Hunter ( By: Sean A. Moore) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan Scourge of Bloody Coast ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan at the Demon's Gate ( By: Roland J. Green) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Conan Chronicles ( By: Robert Jordan) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan and the Amazon ( By: John Maddox Roberts) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan The Gladiator ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan and the Mists of Doom ( By: Roland J. Green) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan and the Emerald Lotus ( By: John C. Hocking) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan and the Shaman's Curse ( By: Sean A. Moore) | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan Lord of the Black River ( By: Leonard Carpenter) | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza ( By: Roland J. Green) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan and the Grim Grey God ( By: Sean A. Moore) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conan of Venarium | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
Harry Turtledove Anthologies
Nebula Awards 32: SFWA’s Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
1998
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 1986 | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Friends of the Horseclans II | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alternatives | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Weird Tales # 296: Spring 1990 | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| After the King | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1992 | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Time Machines | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nebula Awards 32: SFWA’s Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| We Could Do Worse: A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Meditations on Middle-Earth | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Worlds That Weren't | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Magics | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| I, Alien | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2005 | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Space Cadets | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| This Is My Funniest | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007 | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Federations | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Time Traveler's Almanac | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Multiverse | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Field of Fantasies | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alternate Peace | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| And the Last Trump Shall Sound | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Leviathans: Armored Skies | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 200, May 2023 | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
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