Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove has written at least 210 books. Their most popular book is In the Balance with 38 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).

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In the Balance
In the Balance
  • Harry Turtledove
3.3820 reads
The Guns of the South
The Guns of the South
  • Harry Turtledove
3.8814 reads
How few remain
How few remain
  • Harry Turtledove
3.2911 reads
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius
  • Diana Gabaldon
  • Mary Robinette Kowal
  • David Farland
  • Alan Dean Foster
  • Theodora Goss
  • Austin Grossman
  • David D. Levine
  • Marjorie M. Liu
  • Seanan McGuire
  • Carrie Vaughn
  • Daniel H. Wilson
  • Ben H. Winters
  • Harry Turtledove
  • Genevieve Valentine
  • Laird Barron
  • Naomi Novik
  • Grady Hendrix
  • Jeremiah Tolbert
  • Heather Lindsley
  • L.A. Banks
  • Jeffrey Ford
  • L.E. Modesitt Jr.
3.339 reads
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection
  • Gardner Dozois
  • Walter Jon Williams
  • James Lawson
  • James Patrick Kelly
  • Michael Swanwick
  • John Kessel
  • Stephen Kraus
  • Pat Cadigan
  • Kristine Kathryn Rusch
  • D. Alexander Smith
  • Kathe Koja
  • Kim Newman
  • Connie Willis
  • Lucius Shepard
  • Steven Gould
  • Harry Turtledove
  • Eileen Gunn
  • Nancy Kress
  • Mike Resnick
  • Bruce McAllister
  • Lewis Shiner
  • Judith Moffett
  • Bruce Sterling
  • Robert Silverberg
  • George Alec Effinger
  • Howard Waldrop
  • Kim Stanley Robinson
3.6310 reads
In the Balance
In the Balance
  • Harry Turtledove
3.1316 reads
The Dragon Book
The Dragon Book
  • Cecelia Holland
  • Jonathan Stroud
  • Kage Baker
  • Jane Yolen
  • Adam Stemple
  • Liz Williams
  • Peter S. Beagle
  • Sam Sykes
  • Sean Williams
  • Diana Wynne Jones
  • Gregory Maguire
  • Bruce Coville
  • Tamora Pierce
  • Mary Rosenblum
  • Andy Duncan
  • Harry Turtledove
  • Garth Nix
  • Tad Williams
  • Tanith Lee
  • Naomi Novik
  • Diana Gabaldon
3.65 reads
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition
  • Harry Turtledove
4.1410 reads
Striking the Balance
Striking the Balance
  • Harry Turtledove
  • Todd McLaren
312 reads
Opening Atlantis
Opening Atlantis
  • Harry Turtledove
2.86 reads
Hitler's War
Hitler's War
  • Harry Turtledove
3.636 reads
Upsetting the Balance
Upsetting the Balance
  • Harry Turtledove
2.678 reads
Rulers of the Darkness
Rulers of the Darkness
  • Harry Turtledove
3.55 reads
Through the Darkness
Through the Darkness
  • Harry Turtledove
44 reads
The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump
The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump
  • Harry Turtledove
3.57 reads
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century
  • George R.R. Martin
  • Orson Scott Card
33 reads
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy
  • Avram Davidson
  • Harvey Jacobs
  • John Morressy
  • Terry Jones
  • Anthony Armstrong
  • Louise Cooper
  • David Langford
  • Peter Cannon
  • Neil Gaiman
  • Lewis Carroll
  • Edward Lear
  • J.F. Sullivan
  • Ron Goulart
  • F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
  • Randall Garrett
  • Amy Myers
  • Heywood Broun
  • James A. Bibby
  • Anne Gay
  • Richard A. Lupoff
  • Craig Shaw Gardner
  • Jane Yolen
  • Lawrence Schimel
  • Jack Sharkey
  • Alan Dean Foster
  • Al Sarrantonio
  • Molly Brown
  • R.A. Lafferty
  • Gardner Dozois
  • Jack Dann
  • Michael Swanwick
  • Esther M. Friesner
  • Terry Bisson
  • Harry Turtledove
  • Robert Rankin
  • Terry Pratchett
  • Tom Holt
3.55 reads
Bombs Away
Bombs Away
  • Harry Turtledove
2.52 reads
Three Miles Down
Three Miles Down
  • Harry Turtledove
3.54 reads
Chicks in Chainmail
Chicks in Chainmail
  • Roger Zelazny
  • Elizabeth Moon
  • Susan Shwartz
  • Holly Lisle
  • David Vierling
  • Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
  • Eluki bes Shahar
  • Mark Bourne
  • Janni Lee Simner
  • Laura Frankos
  • Nancy Springer
  • Josepha Sherman
  • Jan Stirling
  • George Alec Effinger
  • Harry Turtledove
4.254 reads
Second Contact
Second Contact
  • Harry Turtledove
2.677 reads
The Victorious Opposition
The Victorious Opposition
  • Harry Turtledove
3.56 reads
Ruled Britannia
Ruled Britannia
  • Harry Turtledove
31 read
Cover 5

Misplaced Legion

Misplaced Legion
  • Harry Turtledove
4.334 reads
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Other Covenants

Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People
  • Robert Silverberg
  • Gillian Polack
  • Seymour Mayne
  • Matthew Kressel
  • Max Sparber
  • James Goldberg
  • C.L. McDaniel
  • Eric Choi
  • Rivqa Rafael
  • Lavie Tidhar
  • Gwynne Garfinkle
  • Seth Alter
  • Benjamin Rosenbaum
  • Elana Gomel
  • Harry Turtledove
  • Hunter C. Eden
  • Allan Weiss
  • David Nurenberg
  • Patrick A. Beaulier
  • Alex Shvartsman
  • Claude Lalumière
  • Jessica Reisman
  • Allan Dyen-Shapiro
  • D.K. Latta
  • Jack Nicholls
  • Isak Bloom
  • Bogi Takács
  • Milton Verskin
  • Jane Yolen
  • Jack Dann
33 reads
Agent of Byzantium
Agent of Byzantium
  • Harry Turtledove
34 reads
Cover 8

Return Engagement

Return Engagement
  • Harry Turtledove
3.677 reads
The Great War - Breakthroughs
The Great War - Breakthroughs
  • Harry Turtledove
3.886 reads
Days of Infamy
Days of Infamy
  • Harry Turtledove
3.53 reads
Cover 2

After the King

After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Martin H. Greenberg
  • Jane Yolen
  • Harry Turtledove
  • Andre Norton
  • Charles de Lint
  • Dennis L. McKiernan
  • Emma Bull
  • Karen Haber
  • Peter S. Beagle
  • Mike Resnick
  • Barry N. Malzberg
  • Gregory Benford
  • Stephen R. Donaldson
  • Judith Tarr
  • Terry Pratchett
  • Robert Silverberg
  • Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
  • Karen Anderson
  • Poul Anderson
  • John Brunner
  • Patricia A. McKillip
3.52 reads
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
    02 reads
    In the Presence of Mine Enemies
    In the Presence of Mine Enemies
    • Harry Turtledove
    03 reads
    Homeward bound
    Homeward bound
    • Harry Turtledove
    45 reads
    Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories
    Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories
      21 read
      Gunpowder Empire
      Gunpowder Empire
      • Harry Turtledove
      31 read
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      Legion of Videssos

      Legion of Videssos
      • Harry Turtledove
      33 reads
      The Grapple
      The Grapple
      • Harry Turtledove
      35 reads
      Cover 3

      An Emperor for the Legion

      An Emperor for the Legion
      • Harry Turtledove
      3.53 reads
      Meditations on Middle-Earth
      Meditations on Middle-Earth
        43 reads
        The Gladiator
        The Gladiator
        • Harry Turtledove
        33 reads
        Eruption
        Eruption
        • Harry Turtledove
        3.52 reads
        Conan of Venarium
        Conan of Venarium
        • Harry Turtledove
        34 reads
        Cover 2

        Swords of the Legion

        Swords of the Legion
        • Harry Turtledove
        42 reads
        Between the Rivers
        Between the Rivers
        • Harry Turtledove
        00 reads
        The Wages of Sin
        The Wages of Sin
        • Harry Turtledove
        42 reads
        Cover 5

        A World of Difference

        A World of Difference
        • Harry Turtledove
        22 reads
        The Dragon Done It
        The Dragon Done It
          31 read
          Savage Pellucidar
          Savage Pellucidar
          • Edgar Rice Burroughs
          40 reads
          Colonization
          Colonization
          • Harry Turtledove
          03 reads
          Cover 7

          Krispos of Videssos

          Krispos of Videssos
          • Harry Turtledove
          42 reads
          The House of Daniel
          The House of Daniel
          • Harry Turtledove
          32 reads
          Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
          Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
            3.52 reads
            Did You Say Chicks?!
            Did You Say Chicks?!
              32 reads
              Down to Earth
              Down to Earth
              • Harry Turtledove
              43 reads
              By Blood We Live
              By Blood We Live
              • Neil Gaiman
              • Anne Rice
              • David Wellington
              • Carrie Vaughn
              • Sergei Lukyanenko
              • Harry Turtledove
              • Garth Nix
              • Joe Hill
              • Stephen King
              3.52 reads
              The Two Georges
              The Two Georges
              • Richard Dreyfuss
              • Harry Turtledove
              2.52 reads
              A Different Flesh
              A Different Flesh
              • Harry Turtledove
              01 read
              The Chick is in the Mail
              The Chick is in the Mail
              • Esther M. Friesner
              32 reads
              Alpha and Omega
              Alpha and Omega
              • Harry Turtledove
              32 reads
              Werenight
              Werenight
              • Harry Turtledove
              32 reads
              Worlds That Weren't
              Worlds That Weren't
              • Harry Turtledove
              2.52 reads
              Alternate Generals
              Alternate Generals
              • Harry Turtledove
              01 read
              Il trono rubato
              Il trono rubato
              • Harry Turtledove
              00 reads
              Twice as Dead
              Twice as Dead
              • Harry Turtledove
              31 read
              Alternate Peace
              Alternate Peace
                41 read
                Through Darkest Europe
                Through Darkest Europe
                • Harry Turtledove
                31 read
                Asimov's Science Fiction, September/October 2017
                Asimov's Science Fiction, September/October 2017
                  42 reads
                  In High Places
                  In High Places
                  • Harry Turtledove
                  01 read
                  Cover 8

                  Fox and Empire

                  Fox and Empire
                  • Harry Turtledove
                  02 reads
                  Foundation's Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov
                  Foundation's Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov
                    01 read
                    Cover 4

                    We Install

                    We Install: And Other Stories
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    41 read
                    Cover 0

                    Krispos the Emperor

                    Krispos the Emperor
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    42 reads
                    The Misplaced Legion
                    The Misplaced Legion
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    00 reads
                    Counting Up, Counting Down
                    Counting Up, Counting Down
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    01 read
                    Cover 2

                    Krispos Rising

                    Krispos Rising
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    42 reads
                    Cover 6

                    Hail! Hail!

                    Hail! Hail!
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    31 read
                    Cover 1

                    Into the Darkness

                    Into the Darkness: A Novel of the World At War by Harry Turtledove
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    00 reads
                    The Big Switch
                    The Big Switch
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    00 reads
                    King of the North
                    King of the North
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    02 reads
                    Alternate Generals III
                    Alternate Generals III
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    00 reads
                    Wisdom of the Fox
                    Wisdom of the Fox
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    22 reads
                    Cover 8

                    3 x T

                    3 x T
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    32 reads
                    Analog Science Fiction and Fact January/February 2021
                    Analog Science Fiction and Fact January/February 2021
                    • J. Northcutt, Jr.
                    • Trevor Quachri
                    • Dan Helms
                    • Deborah L. Davitt
                    • Nick Wolven
                    • Norman Spinrad
                    • Charles Q. Choi
                    • Harry Turtledove
                    • Jay Werkheiser
                    • Benjamin C. Kinney
                    • Martin Dimkovski
                    • Sandy Parsons
                    • Daniel james Peterson
                    • Em Liu
                    • Jerry Oltion
                    • Douglas P. Marx
                    • anne m. gibson
                    • Michael Meyerhofer
                    • Marie DesJardin
                    • Evan Dicken
                    • Brian Rappatta
                    • Raymund Eich
                    • Adam-Troy Castro
                    3.52 reads
                    Cover 5

                    Spells of Wonder

                    Spells of Wonder
                      00 reads
                      Atlantis and Other Places: Stories of Alternate History
                      Atlantis and Other Places: Stories of Alternate History
                      • Harry Turtledove
                      00 reads
                      Cover 7

                      Prince of the North

                      Prince of the North
                        32 reads
                        West and East
                        West and East
                        • Harry Turtledove
                        31 read
                        Liberating Atlantis
                        Liberating Atlantis
                        • Harry Turtledove
                        01 read
                        Cover 3

                        American Front

                        American Front
                        • Harry Turtledove
                        01 read
                        Blood & Iron
                        Blood & Iron
                        • Harry Turtledove
                        01 read
                        Black Hole
                        Black Hole
                        • Harry Turtledove
                        01 read
                        Cover 0

                        The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century

                        The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century
                          21 read
                          Asimov's Science Fiction, July/August 2018
                          Asimov's Science Fiction, July/August 2018
                            01 read
                            Cover 1

                            Christmas Bestiary

                            Christmas Bestiary
                              00 reads
                              Isaac's Universe Volume Two: Phases In Chaos
                              Isaac's Universe Volume Two: Phases In Chaos
                                41 read
                                Cover 0

                                Walk in Hell

                                Walk in Hell
                                • Harry Turtledove
                                01 read
                                I Premi Hugo 1991-1994
                                I Premi Hugo 1991-1994
                                • Mirko Tavosanis (Translator)
                                • Anna Montanari (Translator)
                                • Nicola Fantini (Translator)
                                • Antonella Tonelli (Translator)
                                • Anna Monaldi (Translator)
                                • Armando Corridore (Translator)
                                • Matteo Montanari (Translator)
                                • Enzo Verrengia (Translator)
                                • Nadia Pagani (Translator)
                                • Barbara Corradi (Translator)
                                • Viviana Viviani (Translator)
                                00 reads
                                Cover 3

                                Virtuous Vampires

                                Virtuous Vampires
                                  00 reads
                                  I mondi del possibile
                                  I mondi del possibile
                                    31 read
                                    Alternate Empires
                                    Alternate Empires
                                      00 reads