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Alternate Generals
Bibliography of science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction and nonfiction writer Harry Turtledove: Writing as Eric Iverson ''Elabon'' * ''Wereblood'' (1979) * ''Werenight'' (1979, revised in 1994 to include ''Wereblood'') * ''Prince of the North'' (1994) (as by Harry Turtledove) * ''King of the North'' (1996) (as by Harry Turtledove) * ''Fox and Empire'' (1998) (as by Harry Turtledove) ** ''Wisdom of the Fox'' (1999, collects the revised ''Werenight'' and ''Prince of the North'') (as by Harry Turtledove) ** ''Tale of the Fox'' (2000, collects ''King of the North'' and ''Fox and Empire'') (as by Harry Turtledove) Writing as H. N. Turteltaub * ''Justinian (novel), Justinian'' (1998) ''Hellenic Traders'' This historical fiction series is about two cousins who are traveling merchants in the 4th-century BC Mediterranean. * ''Over the Wine Dark Sea'' (2001) * ''The Gryphon's Skull'' (2002) * ''The Sacred Land'' (2003) * ''Owls to Athens'' (2004) * ''Salamis'' (2020) Writing as Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Turtledove
Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed his PhD in Byzantine history. His dissertation was on the period AD 565–582. He lives in Southern California. In addition to his birth name, Turtledove writes under a number of pen names: Eric Iverson, H. N. Turteltaub, Dan Chernenko, and Mark Gordian. He began publishing novels in the realm of fantasy starting in 1979 and continues to publish to the current day; his latest being '' Or Even Eagle Flew'' (2021) about Amelia Earhart and WWII. Early life Turtledove was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 14, 1949 and grew up in Gardena in Southern California. His paternal grandparents, who were Romanian Jews, had first emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, before they moved to California in the United States. He was educated in local pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worldwar
The Worldwar series is the fan name given to a series of eight alternate history science fiction novels by Harry Turtledove. Its premise is an alien invasion of Earth during World War II, and includes Turtledove's ''Worldwar'' tetralogy, as well as the '' Colonization'' trilogy, and the novel '' Homeward Bound''. The series' time span ranges from 1942 to 2031. The early series was nominated for a Sidewise Award for Alternate History in 1996. Series premise ''Worldwar'' deals with a military invasion that begins on or around May 30, 1942 by a force of aliens that calls itself The Race, a reptilian species. It had reached Earth orbit in December 1941 but delayed the attack for various reasons. Although the Race has the advantage of superior technology, its information on humanity had been collected by a robotic probe during the 12th century AD. The invaders are surprised to find that humanity progressed far more rapidly than any other species that they had previously stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln. It was opposed by the secessionist Confederate States of America (CSA), informally called "the Confederacy" or "the South". The Union is named after its declared goal of preserving the United States as a constitutional union. "Union" is used in the U.S. Constitution to refer to the founding formation of the people, and to the states in union. In the context of the Civil War, it has also often been used as a synonym for "the northern states loyal to the United States government;" in this meaning, the Union consisted of 20 free states and five border states. The Union Army was a new formation comprising mostly state units, together with units from the regular U.S. Army. The border states were essential as a supply base for the Union invasion of the Confederacy, and Lincoln realized he could not win the war without control of them, especially Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order 191
Special Order 191 (series 1862), also known as the "Lost Dispatch" and the "Lost Order", was a general movement order issued by Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee on about September 9, 1862, during the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. A lost copy of this order was recovered on September 13 by Union Army troops in Frederick County, Maryland, and the subsequent military intelligence gained by the Union played an important role in the Battle of South Mountain and Battle of Antietam. History Drafting The order was drafted on or about September 9, 1862, during the Maryland Campaign. It gave details of the movements of the Army of Northern Virginia during the early days of its invasion of Maryland. Lee divided his army, which he planned to regroup later; according to the precise text Major General Stonewall Jackson was to move his command to Martinsburg while McLaws's command and Walker's command "endeavored to capture Harpers Ferry." Major General James Longstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Victory Series
The ''Southern Victory'' series or Timeline-191 is a series of eleven alternate history novels by author Harry Turtledove, beginning with ''How Few Remain'' (1997) and published over a decade. The period addressed in the series begins during the Civil War and spans nine decades, up to the mid-1940s. In the series, the Confederate States defeats the United States of America in 1862, therefore making good its attempt at secession and becoming an independent nation. Subsequent books are built on imagining events based on this alternate timeline. The secondary name is derived from General Robert E. Lee's Special Order 191, which detailed the C.S. Army of Northern Virginia's invasion of the Union through the border state Maryland in September 1862. Turtledove creates a divergence at September 10, 1862, when three Union soldiers do not find a copy of Special Order 191, as they in fact did historically. Historians believe their find helped General George B. McClellan of the Army of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeward Bound (Turtledove Novel)
''Homeward Bound'' (2004) is a science fiction and alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove. It is the eighth and final work in his '' Worldwar series'' fictional universe. It follows the events of the Colonization trilogy and gives some closure to the storylines. ''Homeward Bound'' begins in 1972 and then flashes forward to 1977, 1982, 1984, 1994, 2012, and finally 2031, when the American starship ''Admiral Peary'' arrives at Tau Ceti and Home, the homeworld of The Race. Title ''Homeward Bound'' has multiple meanings in the book. It is a pun in that the Race's home planet is called Home, and many characters are headed there. For characters that are members of the Race, such as Ttomalss, Atvar, and Straha, they are headed home after the failed conquest of Earth. For Kassquit, it is her cultural home although not her biological one. The Earth ship ''Admiral Peary'' is headed to the planet Home, where they will confront the Race and try to demand respect as an independent p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftershocks
In seismology, an aftershock is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in the same area of the main shock, caused as the displaced crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock. Large earthquakes can have hundreds to thousands of instrumentally detectable aftershocks, which steadily decrease in magnitude and frequency according to a consistent pattern. In some earthquakes the main rupture happens in two or more steps, resulting in multiple main shocks. These are known as doublet earthquakes, and in general can be distinguished from aftershocks in having similar magnitudes and nearly identical seismic waveforms. Distribution of aftershocks Most aftershocks are located over the full area of fault rupture and either occur along the fault plane itself or along other faults within the volume affected by the strain associated with the main shock. Typically, aftershocks are found up to a distance equal to the rupture length away from the fault plane. The pattern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down To Earth
Down to Earth may refer to: Entertainment Film * ''Down to Earth'' (1917 film), an American comedy romance * ''Down to Earth'' (1932 film), an American pre-Code comedy * ''Down to Earth'' (1947 film), the sequel to ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' * ''Down to Earth'' (1995 film), English title of the Portuguese film ''Casa de Lava'' * ''Down to Earth'' (2001 film), a remake of the 1978 film ''Heaven Can Wait'' Television * ''Down to Earth'' (U.S. TV series), a 1984–1987 situation comedy * ''Down to Earth'' (1995 TV series), a British situation comedy * ''Down to Earth'' (2000 TV series), a British drama * "Down To Earth" (''McLeod's Daughters'' episode) * "Down to Earth", a 2000 episode of ''The Outer Limits'' * "Down to Earth", an episode of the French animated show ''Code Lyoko'' Other entertainment * "Down to Earth" (1963), a science fiction short story by Harry Harrison * ''Down to Earth'' (book), a 2008 Canadian student anthology * "Down to Earth" (comics), a ''Won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Contact
"Second Contact" is the series premiere of '' Star Trek: Lower Decks''. In the episode, characters on the USS ''Cerritos'', one of the "least important ships in Starfleet," must fight off a giant spider monster and a disease that has infected the crew of the ship, all while trying to make second contact with the people on the planet below. The episode received mixed reviews from critics. Plot D'Vana Tendi, an ensign who is new to Starfleet, arrives on the USS ''Cerritos'' and is immediately met by fellow ensigns Bradward "Brad" Boimler and Beckett Mariner, who give her the full tour of the lower decks of the ship. After that, Boimler is asked to meet with Captain Carol Freeman specifically. Worried, Boimler enters her office, where she tells him to keep an eye on Mariner, who has been acting up, e.g., getting drunk with Romulan whiskey while at work. But, unbeknownst to Boimler, Mariner is actually Freeman's daughter. Sure enough, while making "second contact" with a very cut-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonization (series)
''Colonization'' is a trilogy of alternate history books by American writer Harry Turtledove. It is a series continuation of the situation set up in the ''Worldwar'' tetralogy, projecting the situation between humanity and The Race (the bipedal lizard-like invaders and settlers from ''Worldwar'') nearly twenty years afterward, in the mid-1960s. The Race has settled and plans to colonize nearly half the surface of the Earth, including Africa, Australia, China, southern Asia, Mexico, Central America, South America, Spain, Portugal, and Poland (prewar Poland and East Prussia). The United States, Canada, the Soviet Union, the Greater German Reich (Germany and the territories that it occupied during World War II), the United Kingdom, and Japan are the only other powers when the Race's colonization fleet of 80–100 million settlers arrives. Humanity and The Race still jockey for advantages over each other. Novels Books of the Colonization trilogy are: * '' Colonization: Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striking The Balance
Strike may refer to: People *Strike (surname) Physical confrontation or removal * Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm * Airstrike, military strike by air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position *Bird strike, collision between an airborne animal and a man-made vehicle, especially aircraft *Military strike, limited attack on a specified target *Striking the colors, to haul down a flag to indicate surrender * Strikethrough, typographical presentation of words with a horizontal line through the center of them *Utility strike, during an excavation accidentally hitting or damaging buried pipes or wires belonging to a public utility or other such services *YouTube copyright strike, a copyright policing practice used by YouTube Refusal to work or perform *Capital strike, refusal to invest in an economy *Culture strike, refusal of artists or art institutions (arts organizations, festivals etc.) to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
