Author guide
Harry Turtledove Books in Order
Harry Norman Turtledove is an American author known especially for alternate history and historical fantasy. He holds a Ph.D. in Byzantine history from UCLA and has published under the pseudonyms Eric G. Iverson, H. N. Turteltaub, and Dan Chernenko. His work includes large-scale historical series, standalone novels, short-story collections, novellas, and scholarly nonfiction.
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The Guns of the South
A widely accessible standalone alternate-history novel and a strong introduction to Turtledove's central genre.
In the Balance
The opening of the Worldwar saga, one of his major long-form series.
Into the Darkness
The first volume of his large-scale Darkness historical-fantasy series.
A World of Difference
A self-contained science-fiction alternate history.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
Videssos
Historical fantasy set in the Empire of Videssos and its surrounding realms.
- 1
Bridge of the SeparatorAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2005
- 2 The Stolen ThroneAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 1995
- 3 Hammer and AnvilAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novel · 1996
- 4
The Thousand CitiesAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1997
- 5 Videssos BesiegedAmazon ↗
Book 5 · novel · 1998
- 6 Krispos RisingAmazon ↗
Book 6 · novel · 1991
- 7 Krispos of VidessosAmazon ↗
Book 7 · novel · 1991
- 8 Krispos the EmperorAmazon ↗
Book 8 · novel · 1994
- 9
The Misplaced LegionAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 1987
- 10
An Emperor for the LegionAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 1987
- 11
The Legion of VidessosAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 1987
- 12
Swords of the LegionAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 1987
novel-series · complete
Videssos Cycle
The original Videssos cycle, beginning with a Roman legion's arrival in a magical Byzantine-inspired empire.
novel-series · complete
The Tale of Krispos
A Videssian historical-fantasy trilogy following Krispos's rise to imperial power.
novel-series · complete
The Time of Troubles
The third Videssos sequence, depicting a period of dynastic and military upheaval.
novel-series · complete
Worldwar
An alternate-World-War-II saga in which an alien invasion interrupts the human conflict.
novel-series · complete
The Great War
The first major sequence of the Southern Victory alternate history.
novel-series · complete
Colonization
The continuation of the Worldwar setting after the alien occupation of Earth.
novel-series · complete
American Empire
The Southern Victory sequence's twentieth-century alternate history.
novel-series · complete
Settling Accounts
The concluding Southern Victory sequence, set during the Second Great War in North America.
novel-series · complete
Darkness
An alternate-early-medieval fantasy war across the continent of Derlavai.
- 1 Into the DarknessAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1999
- 2 Darkness DescendingAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 2000
- 3
Through the DarknessAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2001
- 4
Rulers of the DarknessAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2002
- 5
Jaws of DarknessAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2003
- 6
Out of the DarknessAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2004
novel-series · complete
The War Between the Provinces
A fantasy series about rival provinces and armies in a world inspired by the American Civil War.
novel-series · complete
Hellenic Traders
Historical novels about the merchant cousins Menedemos and Sostratos in the fourth-century BCE Mediterranean.
novel-series · complete
The Gap
The fantasy sequence sometimes marketed as the Opening of the World series.
novel-series · complete
Crosstime Traffic
Young-adult alternate-history novels involving travel between parallel Earths.
- 1
Gunpowder EmpireAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2003
- 2
Curious NotionsAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2004
- 3
In High PlacesAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2005
- 4 The Disunited States of AmericaAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 2006
- 5
The GladiatorAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2007
- 6
The Valley-Westside WarAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2008
novel-series · complete
Days of Infamy
An alternate-history Pacific War sequence beginning with the Japanese attack on Hawaii.
novel-series · complete
The Scepter of Mercy
Historical fantasy novels published under the pseudonym Dan Chernenko.
novel-series · complete
The Hot War
An alternate-history trilogy about a nuclear conflict beginning in the 1950s.
novel-series · complete
Atlantis
An alternate-history trilogy in which Atlantis is a major North American power.
shared-world-series · complete
War World
A shared-world sequence set in Jerry Pournelle's War World universe.
anthology-series · complete
Alternate Generals
Anthologies of alternate-history stories edited by Turtledove and collaborators.
novel-series · ongoing
City of Shadows
Urban-fantasy noir novels set in a supernatural postwar Los Angeles.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (33)
- The Chronicle of TheophanesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1982
- The Green Book: A Manual for School Districts on Developing Proposals for Special FundingAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1984
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NoninterferenceAmazon ↗novel · 1987
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A Different FleshAmazon ↗novel · 1988
- The Pugnacious PeacemakerAmazon ↗
novella · 1990
- A World of DifferenceAmazon ↗
novel · 1990
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EarthgripAmazon ↗novel · 1991
- The Guns of the SouthAmazon ↗
novel · 1992
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The Case of the Toxic Spell DumpAmazon ↗novel · 1993
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The Two GeorgesAmazon ↗novel · 1995
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ThessalonicaAmazon ↗novel · 1997
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Between the RiversAmazon ↗novel · 1998
- JustinianAmazon ↗
novel · 1998
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Household GodsAmazon ↗novel · 1999
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Ruled BritanniaAmazon ↗novel · 2002
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In the Presence of Mine EnemiesAmazon ↗novel · 2003
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Conan of VenariumAmazon ↗novel · 2003
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Every Inch a KingAmazon ↗novel · 2005
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Fort PillowAmazon ↗novel · 2006
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The Man with the Iron HeartAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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After the DownfallAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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Homeward BoundAmazon ↗novel · 2004
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Give Me Back My Legions!Amazon ↗novel · 2009
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Joe SteeleAmazon ↗novel · 2015
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The House of DanielAmazon ↗novel · 2016
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Through Darkest EuropeAmazon ↗novel · 2018
- Hail, Hail!Amazon ↗
novella · 2018
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Alpha and OmegaAmazon ↗novel · 2019
- Or Even Eagle FlewAmazon ↗
novella · 2021
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Three Miles DownAmazon ↗novel · 2022
- Wages of SinAmazon ↗
novel · 2023
- City in ChainsAmazon ↗
novel · 2025
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PowerlessAmazon ↗novel · 2025
Edited works (5)
- The Best Alternate History Stories of the Twentieth CenturyAmazon ↗
anthology · 2001
- The Best Military Science Fiction of the Twentieth CenturyAmazon ↗
anthology · 2001
- The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze AgeAmazon ↗
anthology · 2004
- The Enchanter CompletedAmazon ↗
anthology · 2005
- The Best Time Travel Stories of the Twentieth CenturyAmazon ↗
anthology · 2005
Other (11)
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Agent of ByzantiumAmazon ↗collection · 1987
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KaleidoscopeAmazon ↗collection · 1990
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DeparturesAmazon ↗collection · 1993
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Down in the Bottomlands and Other PlacesAmazon ↗collection · 1999
- Three Bill Williamson StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 2004
- ReincarnationsAmazon ↗
collection · 2009
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Atlantis and Other PlacesAmazon ↗collection · 2010
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On the TrainAmazon ↗collection · 2012
- We InstallAmazon ↗
collection · 2015
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The Best of Harry TurtledoveAmazon ↗collection · 2021
- Other People's PlaygroundsAmazon ↗
collection · 2024