Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove has written at least 214 books. Their most popular book is In the Balance with 39 saves with an average rating of 3.38⭐.

Author Bio

Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction.

In 1979, Turtledove published his first two novels, *Wereblood* and *Werenight*, under the pseudonym "Eric G. Iverson." Turtledove later explained that his editor at Belmont Tower did not think people would believe the author's real name was "Turtledove" and came up with something more Nordic. He continued to use the "Iverson" name until 1985, when he published his "Herbig-Haro" and "And So to Bed" under his real name. Another early pseudonym was "Mark Gordian." Turtledove has recently begun publishing historical novels under the pseudonym "H.N. Turteltaub" (Turteltaube means turtle dove in German). He published three books as Dan Chernenko (the Scepter of Mercy series).

In the Balance

#1 of 4 in Worldwar

In the Balance
ByHarry Turtledove

1994 • 39 Readers • 465 pages 3.4

The Guns of the South

The Guns of the South
ByHarry Turtledove

1992 • 36 Readers • 528 pages 3.9

The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius

2013 • 24 Readers • 368 pages 3.3

How few remain

#1 of 7 in Timeline-191

How few remain
ByHarry Turtledove

1997 • 24 Readers • 596 pages 3.3

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection
ByGardner Dozois,Walter Jon Williams,+25 more

1989 • 19 Readers • 612 pages 3.6

In the Balance

#1 of 4 in Worldwar

In the Balance
ByHarry Turtledove

1994 • 18 Readers • 488 pages 3.1

The Dragon Book

#0.5 of 10 in Temeraire

The Dragon Book
ByCecelia Holland,Naomi Novik,+19 more

2009 • 17 Readers • 433 pages 3.6

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition

#1 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com

2012 • 15 Readers • 206 pages 4.1

Striking the Balance

#4 of 4 in Worldwar

Striking the Balance
ByHarry Turtledove,Todd McLaren

1996 • 14 Readers 3

Opening Atlantis

#1 of 6 in Atlantis

Opening Atlantis
ByHarry Turtledove

2007 • 13 Readers • 519 pages 2.8

Hitler's War

#1 of 4 in The War That Came Early

Hitler's War
ByHarry Turtledove

2009 • 12 Readers • 512 pages 3.6

Through the Darkness

#3 of 8 in Darkness

Through the Darkness
ByHarry Turtledove

2001 • 11 Readers • 706 pages 4

The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump

1993 • 11 Readers • 310 pages 3.5

Rulers of the Darkness

#4 of 8 in Darkness

Rulers of the Darkness
ByHarry Turtledove

2002 • 11 Readers • 1,794 pages 3.5

Chicks in Chainmail

#1 of 6 in Chicks in Chainmail

Chicks in Chainmail
ByRoger Zelazny,Elizabeth Moon,+13 more

1995 • 11 Readers • 344 pages 4

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy
ByAvram Davidson,Harvey Jacobs,+35 more

1998 • 11 Readers • 524 pages 3.5

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century
ByGeorge R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card

2001 • 11 Readers • 422 pages 3

Bombs Away

#1 of 1 in The Hot War

Bombs Away
ByHarry Turtledove

2015 • 11 Readers • 404 pages 2.5

Upsetting the Balance

#3 of 4 in Worldwar

Upsetting the Balance
ByHarry Turtledove

1996 • 11 Readers • 856 pages 2.7

Three Miles Down

Three Miles Down
ByHarry Turtledove

2022 • 11 Readers • 261 pages 3.5

Second Contact

#5 of 8 in Tosev

Second Contact
ByHarry Turtledove

1999 • 10 Readers • 694 pages 2.7

Cover 5

Misplaced Legion
ByHarry Turtledove

10 Readers 4.3

Ruled Britannia

Ruled Britannia
ByHarry Turtledove

2002 • 9 Readers • 464 pages 3

After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien

After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien
ByMartin H. Greenberg(Editor),Jane Yolen(Contributor)

1991 • 9 Readers • 456 pages 3.3

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
ByLarry Niven(Contributor),Robert Silverberg(Contributor)

2004 • 9 Readers • 448 pages

The Victorious Opposition

#3 of 2 in American Empire

The Victorious Opposition
ByHarry Turtledove

2001 • 9 Readers • 618 pages 3.5

Agent of Byzantium

Agent of Byzantium
ByHarry Turtledove

1987 • 7 Readers • 246 pages 3

Cover 0

Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People
ByRobert Silverberg,Gillian Polack,+28 more

7 Readers • 361 pages 3

Cover 8

#1 of 3 in Settling Accounts

Return Engagement
ByHarry Turtledove

2004 • 7 Readers 3.7

The Great War - Breakthroughs

#3 of 7 in Timeline-191

1998 • 6 Readers • 484 pages 3.9

The Two Georges

The Two Georges
ByRichard Dreyfuss,Harry Turtledove

1996 • 6 Readers • 596 pages 3

Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories

Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories
ByIan Whates(Editor),James Morrow(Contributor)

2010 • 6 Readers • 591 pages 2

Days of Infamy

#1 of 2 in Days of Infamy

Days of Infamy
ByHarry Turtledove

2004 • 6 Readers • 520 pages 3.5

Gunpowder Empire

#1 of 4 in Crosstime Traffic

Gunpowder Empire
ByHarry Turtledove

2003 • 5 Readers • 286 pages 3

The Grapple

#3 of 3 in Settling Accounts

The Grapple
ByHarry Turtledove

2003 • 5 Readers • 616 pages 3

Homeward bound

Homeward bound
ByHarry Turtledove

5 Readers 4

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

2004 • 5 Readers • 528 pages

Between the Rivers

Between the Rivers
ByHarry Turtledove

1998 • 5 Readers • 416 pages

Cover 0

Legion of Videssos
ByHarry Turtledove

5 Readers 3

Cover 3

An Emperor for the Legion
ByHarry Turtledove

5 Readers 3.5

The Dragon Done It

The Dragon Done It
ByEric Flint(Editor),Mike Resnick(Editor)

2008 • 4 Readers • 416 pages 3

The Gladiator

#5 of 4 in Crosstime Traffic

The Gladiator
ByHarry Turtledove

2007 • 4 Readers • 290 pages 3

Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II

#7.5 of 5 in Victory Nelson's Blood Investigations

Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II
ByTanya Huff,Peter Clines,+7 more

2025 • 4 Readers 4

Cover 2

Krispos Rising
ByHarry Turtledove

4 Readers 3.5

Eruption

#1 of 3 in Supervolcano

Eruption
ByHarry Turtledove

2011 • 4 Readers • 465 pages 3.5

The Wages of Sin

The Wages of Sin
ByHarry Turtledove

2023 • 4 Readers 4

A Different Flesh

A Different Flesh
ByHarry Turtledove

1988 • 4 Readers • 292 pages

Cover 2

Swords of the Legion
ByHarry Turtledove

4 Readers 4

Meditations on Middle-Earth

Meditations on Middle-Earth
ByKaren Haber(Editor),Robin Hobb(Contributor)

2001 • 4 Readers • 235 pages 4

Cover 5

A World of Difference
ByHarry Turtledove

4 Readers 2

Conan of Venarium

35 Conan the Barbarian

Conan of Venarium
ByHarry Turtledove

2003 • 4 Readers • 272 pages 3

Savage Pellucidar

#7 of 7 in Pellucidar

Savage Pellucidar
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1941 • 3 Readers 4

The Reinvented Detective

The Reinvented Detective
ByCat Rambo,Marie Bilodeau,+22 more

2023 • 3 Readers

Colonization

Colonization
ByHarry Turtledove

3 Readers

Cover 1

#1 of 8 in Darkness

1999 • 3 Readers

The House of Daniel

The House of Daniel
ByHarry Turtledove

2016 • 3 Readers • 332 pages 3

Cover 7

Krispos of Videssos
ByHarry Turtledove

3 Readers 4

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
ByOrson Scott Card(Editor),Isaac Asimov(Contributor)

2001 • 3 Readers • 424 pages 3.5

Werenight

#1 of 2 in Gerin the Fox

Werenight
ByHarry Turtledove

1994 • 3 Readers • 292 pages 3

Down to Earth

Down to Earth
ByHarry Turtledove

2001 • 3 Readers • 624 pages 4

Did You Say Chicks?!

#2 of 6 in Chicks in Chainmail

Did You Say Chicks?!
ByEsther M. Friesner(Editor/Contributor),Elizabeth Moon(Contributor)

1998 • 3 Readers • 309 pages 3

By Blood We Live

#7.2 of 8 in Otherworld Stories

By Blood We Live
ByNeil Gaiman,Anne Rice,+7 more

2008 • 3 Readers • 485 pages 3.5

Alpha and Omega

Alpha and Omega
ByHarry Turtledove

2019 • 3 Readers • 480 pages 3

The Chick is in the Mail

#4 of 6 in Chicks in Chainmail

The Chick is in the Mail
ByEsther M. Friesner

2000 • 3 Readers • 314 pages 3

Twice as Dead

Twice as Dead
ByHarry Turtledove

2024 • 2 Readers • 300 pages 3

Worlds That Weren't

Worlds That Weren't
ByHarry Turtledove

2008 • 2 Readers 2.5

Alternate Generals

#1 of 3 in Alternate Generals

Alternate Generals
ByHarry Turtledove

1998 • 2 Readers • 314 pages

Alternate Peace

Alternate Peace
ByKari Sperring(Contributor),Steven H. Silver(Editor)

2019 • 2 Readers • 272 pages 4

Asimov's Science Fiction, September/October 2017

Asimov's Science Fiction, September/October 2017
BySheila Williams(Editor),Sarah Pinsker(Contributor)

2017 • 2 Readers • 212 pages 4

In High Places

#3 of 4 in Crosstime Traffic

In High Places
ByHarry Turtledove

2005 • 2 Readers • 284 pages

Il trono rubato

#1 of 4 in Time of Troubles

Il trono rubato
ByHarry Turtledove

1995 • 2 Readers • 472 pages

Through Darkest Europe

Through Darkest Europe
ByHarry Turtledove

2018 • 2 Readers • 270 pages 3

Black Hole

#2 of 4 in Colonization

Black Hole
ByHarry Turtledove

2000 • 2 Readers • 489 pages

Cover 8

Fox and Empire
ByHarry Turtledove

2 Readers

Cover 6

Hail! Hail!
ByHarry Turtledove

2018 • 2 Readers • 73 pages 3

Cover 5

Spells of Wonder
ByLaurell K. Hamilton(Contributor),Marion Zimmer Bradley(Editor)

1989 • 2 Readers • 288 pages

Analog Science Fiction and Fact January/February 2021

Analog Science Fiction and Fact January/February 2021
ByJ. Northcutt, Jr.,Trevor Quachri,+21 more

2021 • 2 Readers • 208 pages 3.5

Alternate Generals III

#3 of 3 in Alternate Generals

Alternate Generals III
ByHarry Turtledove

2005 • 2 Readers • 320 pages

Counting Up, Counting Down

Counting Up, Counting Down
ByHarry Turtledove

2 Readers

King of the North

#4 of 2 in Gerin the Fox

King of the North
ByHarry Turtledove

1996 • 2 Readers • 768 pages

The Misplaced Legion

#1 of 12 in Videssos

The Misplaced Legion
ByHarry Turtledove

1987 • 2 Readers • 337 pages

Cover 4

2015 • 2 Readers 4

The Big Switch

#3 of 4 in The War That Came Early

The Big Switch
ByHarry Turtledove

2011 • 2 Readers • 433 pages

Atlantis and Other Places: Stories of Alternate History

#4 of 6 in Atlantis

2010 • 2 Readers • 441 pages

Wisdom of the Fox

#2 of 2 in Gerin the Fox

Wisdom of the Fox
ByHarry Turtledove

1999 • 2 Readers • 612 pages 2

Cover 8

3 x T
ByHarry Turtledove

2004 • 2 Readers • 712 pages 3

West and East

#2 of 4 in The War That Came Early

West and East
ByHarry Turtledove

2010 • 2 Readers • 436 pages 3

Blood & Iron

#5 of 7 in Timeline-191

Blood & Iron
ByHarry Turtledove

2001 • 2 Readers • 640 pages

Cover 7

#3 of 2 in Gerin the Fox

Prince of the North
ByHarry Turtledove(writing as)

1994 • 2 Readers 3

Cover 0

Krispos the Emperor
ByHarry Turtledove

2 Readers 4

Liberating Atlantis

#3 of 6 in Atlantis

Liberating Atlantis
ByHarry Turtledove

2009 • 2 Readers

Cover 3

American Front
ByHarry Turtledove

2 Readers

Aftershocks

#3 of 4 in Colonization

Aftershocks
ByHarry Turtledove

2001 • 2 Readers 4

Cover 0

The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century
ByHarry Turtledove(Editor/Contributor),Martin H. Greenberg(Editor)

2001 • 1 Reader • 415 pages 2

Asimov's Science Fiction, July/August 2018

Asimov's Science Fiction, July/August 2018
BySheila Williams(Editor),Kristine Kathryn Rusch(Contributor)

2018 • 1 Reader • 208 pages

Isaac's Universe Volume Two: Phases In Chaos

#2 of 2 in Isaac's Universe

Isaac's Universe Volume Two: Phases In Chaos
ByMartin H. Greenberg(Editor),Isaac Asimov(Introduction/Contributor)

1991 • 1 Reader • 273 pages 4

Cover 3

Virtuous Vampires
ByStefan R. Dziemianowicz(Editor, Contributor),Robert E. Weinberg(Editor)

1996 • 1 Reader • 470 pages

Cover 6

Into the Darkness
ByHarry Turtledove

1 Reader

Cover 0

Walk in Hell
ByHarry Turtledove

1 Reader