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The Gladiator (Crosstime Traffic)
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While there is no denying Turtledove's competence as a writer, The Gladiator suffers from a most curious problem - namely, there's no drama involved. Once you get past the main premise (alternative society where the USSR won the cold war) there's very little left, as the 'man out of time' angle repeated from past Crosstime books is solved with remarka... »
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The Peoples of Middle-Earth (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 12)
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The Peoples of Middle Earth', the twelfth and last volume of unpublished notes by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by son Christopher Tolkien, is, for me at least, a high point in this series. I have read Lord of the Rings' at least 10 times, but I have read the appendices at the end of The Return of The King' at least 20 times. Until the publication of The ... »
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American Empire: The Victorious Opposition (American Empire)
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Another one of those Turtledove books where mostly nothing happens with the notable exception that Colonel Porter turns cloak and joins the Freedom Party and the rest of the cast moves slowly but surely to the 2nd world war in this alternate universe. A signifigant improvment over the last volume but still not perfect and readers still don't get a goo... »
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Colonization: Aftershocks
Just when you hoped for some closure, the book is left with an ending that clearly leaves open an new series. The new series will revolve around the attac... »
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Second Contact (Colonization, Book 1)
Harry Turtledove pays tribute to pulp science fiction, combining a favorite plot--invasion by technologically superior aliens--with an alternate history o... »
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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
In 508 pages we get 18 short stories by James Tiptree, Jr. Original publication dates range from 1969 to 1981. Time has overtaken many of the tales in a... »
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Homeward Bound
I bought all the 3 worldwar novels, and then the Second Contact novels.
Never in my 35 years of existence have i ever read such a long series of boo... »
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Roverandom
How different the world looks when you are made from small to tiny! How much fun you can have, and all the amazing things you can go and see, even when yo... »
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