9780451458865: Worlds That Weren't

Synopsis

Presents a collection of four novellas which explore alternate history, including "The Daimon," in which Sokrates leads his soldiers to victory over the Spartans, and in "The Last Ride of German Freddie," Nietzsche finds himself in Tombstone, Ariz.

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Review

"Confirms that alternate history is indeed riding high. All four novellas unfold with almost mathematical precision and are flawlessly executed."

"Well worth the attention of science fiction and historical fiction readers."

aThese novellas are superior works...well worth the attention of science fiction and historical fiction readers.a
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"These novellas are superior works...well worth the attention of science fiction and historical fiction readers."
-Strange Horizons

-These novellas are superior works...well worth the attention of science fiction and historical fiction readers.-
-Strange Horizons

About the Author

Harry Turtledove--the New York Times bestselling author of numerous alternate history novels, including The Guns of the South, How Few Remain, and the Worldwar quartet--has a Ph.D. in Byzantine history. Nominated numerous times for the Nebula Award, he has won the Hugo, Sidewise, and John Esthen Cook Awards. He lives with his wife and children in California.

S. M. Stirling is the author of numerous novels, both on his own and in collaboration. A former lawyer and an amateur historian, he lives in the Southwest with his wife, Jan.

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