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Harry Turtledove
The author who got a lot of people into AH. He is, however, not that well respected on the Board, as many people believe he has sold out in recent years and turns out piles of poorly edited populist dreck just to get his kids through college, rather than the fun pulpy stuff and interesting Byzantine history of before. The main problem people have with Turtledove's recent books is his habit of describing his viewpoint characters' simple character traits at least three times per book. The most commonly cited example is Sam Carsten (from the Great War books) sunburning easily.
In AH.com Culture
“Turtledove's repetition” is a common running joke on the Board, cited in parodies and comedic works such as AH.com The Series, Luaky Commer, etc., etc.
However, the Board's achievement awards in AH are named the 'Turtledove Awards', in memory of HT's heyday.
List of Harry Turtledove's Works
Sorted alphabetically.
a.) Fiction
- A Different Flesh (AH)
- Agent of Byzantium (AH)
- Atlantis series (AH)
- Darkness series (fantasy fiction)
- Guns of the South (AH, science fiction)
- Justinian (historical fiction)
- Ruled Britannia (AH)
- Southern Victory series (AH)
- Videssos universe (fantasy fiction)
- Worldwar series (AH, science fiction)
b.) Non-fiction
- The Chronicle of Theophanes (translation)
Collaborations with Other Writers
AH.com discussions on Harry Turtledove
Discussion on Turtledove's capabilities as a writer
Discussion on Turtledove's popularity as an AH writer
The Turtledove That We All Love - A somewhat tongue-in-cheek narrative tribute to Mr. Turtledove, by David Bar Elias.
See Also
Harry Turtledove's Official Site
Turtledove is giving a lecture at my college - An audio recording of the lecture is available here.
TV interview with Harry Turtledove