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 Criticism of the series tends to claim that the writing quality deteriorated over the course of the series, with books becoming longer and more padded. The first book, "In the Balance", is considered by many to be the best. Some people dislike the concept of the Race, with its reptilian focus on doing things slow and steady, its generic emperor-worship religion and its desire to incorporate everywhere into its Empire. Criticism of the series tends to claim that the writing quality deteriorated over the course of the series, with books becoming longer and more padded. The first book, "In the Balance", is considered by many to be the best. Some people dislike the concept of the Race, with its reptilian focus on doing things slow and steady, its generic emperor-worship religion and its desire to incorporate everywhere into its Empire.
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 ==== Concepts related to The Race ==== ==== Concepts related to The Race ====
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 The Race's alien-ness is emphasised with various terms for military items: tanks are landcruisers, planes are killercraft, and "-man" is replaced by "-male" (e.g. wingmale, infantrymale). The Race did not have any concept of a navy before reaching Earth due to Home only having small seas. Their military or civil rank is indicated by a pattern of body paint, and they wear little other clothing. The Race's alien-ness is emphasised with various terms for military items: tanks are landcruisers, planes are killercraft, and "-man" is replaced by "-male" (e.g. wingmale, infantrymale). The Race did not have any concept of a navy before reaching Earth due to Home only having small seas. Their military or civil rank is indicated by a pattern of body paint, and they wear little other clothing.
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 ==== List of books in the series ==== ==== List of books in the series ====
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   * //Homeward Bound//   * //Homeward Bound//
  
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 ==== See Also ==== ==== See Also ====
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 **[[http://www.uchronia.net/bib.cgi/label.html?id=turtworldw|The series' entry on Uchronia.net]]** **[[http://www.uchronia.net/bib.cgi/label.html?id=turtworldw|The series' entry on Uchronia.net]]**
  
-**[[http://turtledove.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Worldwar|Series overview in the Harry Turtledove Wikia]]**+**[[http://turtledove.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Worldwar|Series overview on the Harry Turtledove Wikia]]** 
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 +**[[http://quantumbranching.deviantart.com/art/WorldWar-World-410781035|Map of the world of the Worldwar series (in 2011)]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:B Munro]] (note that some elements of the map were subject to slight reimagining) 
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 ==== Navigation ==== ==== Navigation ====
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 +**[[List of AH Media and Works on the Wiki]]**
  
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