Harry Turtledove is a highly prolific and accomplished American author, best known for his works in the alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction genres. He has penned numerous series, including the Southern Victory, Worldwar, Crosstime Traffic, and many more. Turtledove has been hailed as "The Master of Alternate History" due to his exceptional ability to create compelling alternate scenarios and provide fresh perspectives on historical events.
Turtledove was born on June 14, 1949, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up near Gardena. His paternal grandparents were of Jewish Romanian descent and initially settled in Winnipeg, Canada before moving to California. He received his primary education from local public schools and went on to attend Caltech, but dropped out in his freshman year. He later completed his undergraduate degree at UCLA and earned a Ph.D. in Byzantine history in 1977. Turtledove's background in history has significantly influenced his writing, providing a solid foundation for his alternate history novels.
Turtledove began his writing career in 1979, initially publishing under the pseudonym Eric G. Iverson. He used this name due to his editor's belief that readers would not accept a author with the surname Turtledove. He continued to use this pseudonym until 1985, after which he began writing under the name Mark Gordian. He has also used the pseudonyms H.N. Turteltaub and Dan Chernenko for some of his works. Turteltaub is a Yiddish translation of Turtledove, reflecting his cultural heritage.
Throughout his career, Turtledove has received significant recognition for his contributions to literature. He has won the Sidewise Award for Best Novel for his work How Few Remain. His notable series include the Southern Victory series, Worldwar series, The Two Georges, and several standalone novels. Turtledove is married to fellow author Laura Frankos, and they have three daughters together: Alison, Rachel, and Rebecca. His works have been widely praised for their imaginative storytelling and thorough historical research.
City of Shadows Books
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Twice as Dead
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Gerin The Fox Books
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Wereblood ( As: Eric G. Iverson)
1979
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Wereblood
1979
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Werenight ( As: Eric G. Iverson)
1979
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Werenight
1979
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Prince of the North
1994
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King of the North
1996
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Fox and Empire
1997
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Wisdom of the Fox
1999
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Tale of the Fox
2000
Videssos Cycle Books
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The Misplaced Legion
1987
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An Emperor for the Legion
1987
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The Legion of Videssos
1987
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Swords of the Legion
1987
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Bridge of the Separator
2005
Tale Of Krispos Books
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Krispos Rising
1990
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Krispos of Videssos
1991
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Krispos the Emperor
1994
Worldwar Books
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In the Balance
1994
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Tilting the Balance
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Upsetting the Balance
1996
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Striking the Balance
1996
Time Of Troubles Books
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The Stolen Throne
1995
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Hammer and Anvil
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The Thousand Cities
1997
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Videssos Besieged
1998
Southern Victory Books
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How Few Remain
1997
Great War Books
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American Front
1998
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Walk in Hell
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Breakthroughs
2000
Alternate Generals Books
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Alternate Generals
1998
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Alternate Generals II
2002
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Alternate Generals III
2005
Darkness Books
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Into the Darkness
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Darkness Descending
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Through the Darkness
2001
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Rulers of the Darkness
2002
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Jaws of Darkness
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Out of the Darkness
2004
Colonization Books
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Second Contact
1999
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Down to Earth
2000
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Aftershocks
2001
War Between The Provinces Books
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Sentry Peak
2000
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Marching Through Peachtree
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Advance and Retreat
2002
American Empire Books
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Blood & Iron
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The Center Cannot Hold
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The Victorious Opposition
2003
Hellenic Traders Books (as H.N. Turteltaub)
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Over the Wine-Dark Sea
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The Gryphon's Skull
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The Sacred Land
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Owls to Athens
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Salamis
2020
Scepter Of Mercy Books (as Dan Chernenko)
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The Bastard King
2003
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The Chernagor Pirates
2004
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The Scepter's Return
2005
Crosstime Traffic Books
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Gunpowder Empire
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Curious Notions
2004
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In High Places
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The Disunited States of America
2006
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The Gladiator
2007
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The Valley-Westside War
2008
Settling Accounts Books
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Return Engagement
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Drive to the East
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The Grapple
2006
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In at the Death
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Days Of Infamy / Pacific War Books
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Days of Infamy
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End of the Beginning
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Gap / Opening Of The World Books
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Beyond the Gap
2007
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The Breath of God
2008
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The Golden Shrine
2009
Atlantis Books
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Opening Atlantis
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The United States of Atlantis
2008
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Liberating Atlantis
2009
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Atlantis and Other Places
2010
War That Came Early Books
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Hitler's War
2009
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West and East
2010
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The Big Switch
2011
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Coup d'Etat
2012
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Two Fronts
2013
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Last Orders
2014
Supervolcano Books
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Eruption
2011
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All Fall Down
2012
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Things Fall Apart
2013
Hot War Books
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Bombs Away
2015
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Fallout
2016
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Armistice
2017
Standalone Novels
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Noninterference
1987
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Agent of Byzantium
1987
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A Different Flesh
1988
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Kaleidoscope
1990
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A World of Difference
1990
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Earthgrip
1991
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The Guns of the South
1992
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The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump
1993
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Departures
1993
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The Two Georges (With: Richard Dreyfuss)
1995
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The Two Georges
1995
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Thessalonica
1996
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Between the Rivers
1998
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Justinian
1998
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Justinian ( As: H.N. Turteltaub)
1998
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Household Gods (With: Judith Tarr)
1999
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Household Gods
1999
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After the Downfall
2001
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Ruled Britannia
2002
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies
2003
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Conan of Venarium
2003
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Homeward Bound
2004
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Every Inch a King
2005
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Fort Pillow
2006
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The Man with the Iron Heart
2008
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Give Me Back My Legions!
2009
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Joe Steele
2015
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The House of Daniel
2016
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Through Darkest Europe
2018
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Alpha and Omega
2019
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Or Even Eagle Flew
2021
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Three Miles Down
2022
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Wages of Sin
2023
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City in Chains
2025
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Powerless
2025
Short Story Collections
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Counting Up, Counting Down
2002
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We Install and Other Stories
2015
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Other People's Playgrounds
2024
Short Stories/Novellas
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Down in the Bottomlands (in Analog)
1993
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Must and Shall (in Asimov's)
1995
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Forty, Counting Down (in Asimov's)
1999
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Vilcabamba
2010
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Lee at the Alamo
2011
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The Eighth-Grade History Class Visits the Hebrew Home for the Aging
2014
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Something Going Around
2014
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Hail! Hail!
2018
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Manuscript Tradition
2020
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No Period
2020
War World Books
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War World: The Lidless Eye
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The Burning Eye (By: Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr)
1988
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Death's Head Rebellion (By: Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr)
1990
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The Burning Eye
1988
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Death's Head Rebellion
1990
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Sauron Dominion (By: Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr)
1991
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Codominium (By: Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr)
1992
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Sauron Dominion
1991
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Blood Feuds
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Codominium
1992
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Invasion ( By: Jerry Pournelle)
1994
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Blood Vengeance (With: S.M. Stirling, Jerry Pournelle, Judith Tarr, Susan Shwartz)
1994
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Invasion
1994
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Discovery (By: Jerry Pournelle, William Wu, Leslie Fish, Charles E. Gannon, E.R. Stewart, Don Hawthorne, John F. Carr)
2010
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Blood Vengeance
1994
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Takeover (By: Jerry Pournelle, Don Hawthorne, John F. Carr)
2011
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Discovery
2010
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The Lidless Eye (By: Don Hawthorne, John F. Carr)
2013
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Takeover
2011
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The Battle of Sauron (By: Jerry Pournelle, Don Hawthorne, John F. Carr)
2013
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The Lidless Eye
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Cyborg Revolt (By: John F. Carr)
2013
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Jihad! (By: John F. Carr)
2013
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The Patriotic Wars (By: John F. Carr)
2017
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The Battle of Sauron
2013
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Falkenberg's Regiment (By: John F. Carr)
2018
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War World: Cyborg Revolt
2013
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The Fall of the CoDominium (By: John F. Carr)
2020
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Andromeda Flight (By: John F. Carr, Doug McElwain)
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War World Concordance (By: John F. Carr, Doug McElwain)
2022
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Road Warrior ( By: John F. Carr)
2022
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The Falkenberg Protectorate ( By: John F. Carr)
2023
Exiled Books
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Clan of the Claw
2011
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Clan of the Claw (With: John Ringo, S.M. Stirling, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Z. Williamson)
2011
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By Tooth and Claw (By: John Ringo, Mercedes Lackey, S.M. Stirling, Jody Lynn Nye, Eric Flint)
2015
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By Tooth and Claw
2015
Adventures of Conan Books
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Conan the Invincible ( By: Robert Jordan)
1982
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Conan The Defender ( By: Robert Jordan)
1982
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Conan the Triumphant ( By: Robert Jordan)
1983
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Conan the Unconquered ( By: Robert Jordan)
1983
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Conan the Victorious ( By: Robert Jordan)
1984
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Conan the Magnificent ( By: Robert Jordan)
1984
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Conan the Destroyer ( By: Robert Jordan)
1984
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Conan the Valorous (By: John Maddox Roberts)
1985
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The New Adventures of Conan ( By: John Maddox Roberts)
1985
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Conan The Raider (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1986
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Conan the Fearless (By: Steve Perry)
1986
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Conan The Renegade (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1986
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Conan the Champion ( By: John Maddox Roberts)
1987
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Conan the Defiant (By: Steve Perry)
1987
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Conan, The Marauder ( By: John Maddox Roberts)
1988
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Conan the Warlord (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1988
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Conan the Valiant (By: Roland J. Green)
1988
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Conan the Great (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1989
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Conan The Hero (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1989
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Conan the Bold (By: John Maddox Roberts)
1989
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Conan the Indomitable (By: Steve Perry)
1989
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Conan The Free Lance (By: Steve Perry)
1990
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Conan the Formidable (By: Steve Perry)
1990
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Conan the Guardian (By: Roland J. Green)
1991
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Conan the Outcast (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1991
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Conan the Rogue (By: John Maddox Roberts)
1991
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Conan the Relentless (By: Roland J. Green)
1992
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Conan The Savage (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1992
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Conan and the Treasure of Python (By: John Maddox Roberts)
1993
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Conan of the Red Brotherhood (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1993
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Conan and the Gods of the Mountain (By: Roland J. Green)
1993
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Conan and the Manhunters (By: John Maddox Roberts)
1994
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Conan The Hunter (By: Sean A. Moore)
1994
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Conan Scourge of Bloody Coast (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1994
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Conan at the Demon's Gate (By: Roland J. Green)
1994
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The Conan Chronicles ( By: Robert Jordan)
1995
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Conan and the Amazon (By: John Maddox Roberts)
1995
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Conan The Gladiator (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1995
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Conan and the Mists of Doom (By: Roland J. Green)
1995
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Conan and the Emerald Lotus (By: John C. Hocking)
1995
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Conan and the Shaman's Curse (By: Sean A. Moore)
1996
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Conan Lord of the Black River (By: Leonard Carpenter)
1996
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Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza (By: Roland J. Green)
1997
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Conan and the Grim Grey God (By: Sean A. Moore)
1997
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Conan of Venarium
2003
Alternatives Books
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Alternative Truths (By: Bob Brown)
2017
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More Alternative Truths (By: Rebecca McFarland Kyle, Vonda N. McIntyre, Bob Brown, Lou J Berger, Phyllis Irene Radford)
2017
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Alternative Theologies: Parables for a Modern World (By: Bob Brown)
2018
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Alternative Apocalypse (By: Justine Eyre, Various Various, Paul Boehmer, Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir, John Allen Nelson, Rebecca McFarland Kyle, John Rubinstein, Bob Brown, Various Narrators, Arthur Morey, Kristoffer Tabori, Kate Orsini, Bob Brown, Debora Godfrey)
2020
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Alternative War (By: Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, David Gerrold, Liam Hogan, Bruce Golden, Jim Wright, Alison McBain, Debora Godfrey, Bob l Brown, Gwyndyn T. Alexander, Jeremy Thackray)
2021
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Alternative Holidays (By: Alex Shvartsman)
2022
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Post Roe Alternatives (By: Adam-Troy Castro)
2022
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Southern Truths (By: Adam-Troy Castro, David Gerrold, Bob Brown, Larry Hodges, Jim Wright, K.G. Anderson, Allan Dyen-Shapiro, Sara Wiley, Anya Josephs, Marleen Barr)
2024
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Alternative Liberties (With: Adam-Troy Castro, Brenda Cooper, Louise Marley, David Gerrold, Bob Brown, Elizabeth Scarborough, Jim Wright, Stephanie Weippert, Nancy Moore)
2025
Harry Turtledove Anthologies
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Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World
1982
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 1986
1986
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Friends of the Horseclans II
1989
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Alternatives
1989
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Weird Tales #296: Spring 1990
1990
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After the King
1991
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1992
1992
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Time Machines
1997
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Nebula Awards 32: SFWA’s Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
1998
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We Could Do Worse: A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories
1999
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The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century
2001
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The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century
2001
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Meditations on Middle-Earth
2001
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection
2004
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Worlds That Weren't
2002
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Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian
2003
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The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age
2004
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New Magics
2004
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition
2004
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I, Alien
2005
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Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2005
2005
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection
2006
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Space Cadets
2006
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This Is My Funniest
2006
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Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007
2007
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Federations
2009
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Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition
2012
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The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination
2013
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The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014
2013
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The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013
31
Multiverse
2014
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Field of Fantasies
2014
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Some Time Later
2017
34
More Alternative Truths
2017
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Alternate Peace
2019
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Tor.com Short Fiction Winter 2020
2020
37
And the Last Trump Shall Sound
2020
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Leviathans: Armored Skies
2021
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Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews