Robert Conroy And His AH

Marius Mazzini

Is it just me or are the majority of Robert Conroy's AH novels based off of already-existing AH?

1901-Reasonably original although influenced by Turn-of-the-Century invasion literature and the Invasion of the United States series in particular
1862-Stars and Stripes trilogy of Harry Harrison
1945-Same title as the former Speaker's foray into alternate history, MacArthur's War came out at the same time
1942-Turtledove's Day of Infamy Duology
Red Inferno: 1945-Common enough AH scenario although I don't think it has been treated in novel form
Castro's Bomb-Fairly original
Himmler's War-Fox on the Rhine
North Reich-Fairly original
Rising Sun-Seems to be basically the same idea as 1942
1920-1901 all over again and even stronger influence of the Invasion of the United States series
Liberty 1784-Somewhat creative although one is reminded of For Want of a Nail
 

Not Henry G.

They are the alternate timelines most casual readers would be familiar with. The stories are pretty good for the most part, though, so I don't mind.
I prefer him over Turtledove.
 

Malta

No one is going to want to read about the Byzantine Empire...look at how well Agent of Byzantium sold for Turtledove
 

zoomar

As others have said, its because these scenarios are the ones the majority of people will pay to read. Also, his novels are short, direct, reasonably well-written, and usually lie within the limits of plausibility for entertainment fiction. Compared with Turtledove, who often writes about the same things, Conroy is overall less imaginative and doesn't create his alternate worlds quite so thoroughly, but he is a better writer of characters, dialog, and narrative in a way that keeps the story flowing. He can tell the same story in one volume while HT requires three.
 

Nae'Blis

zoomar said:
As others have said, its because these scenarios are the ones the majority of people will pay to read. Also, his novels are short, direct, reasonably well-written, and usually lie within the limits of plausibility for entertainment fiction. Compared with Turtledove, who often writes about the same things, Conroy is overall less imaginative and doesn't create his alternate worlds quite so thoroughly, but he is a better writer of characters, dialog, and narrative in a way that keeps the story flowing. He can tell the same story in one volume while HT requires three.
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I don't think HT needs three it is just that his accountant does. Turtledove has talent, he merely sold out.
 
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