I count GotS & the Hawaiian duology among his best works, along with "How Few Remain."
"Guns of the South" and "How Few Remain" were definitely some of my favorites. I also enjoyed "Another Flesh"; a series short stories based around the premise of the Americas being populated by pre-homosapien homonids, rather than modern humans, and how this changes history after Europeans arrive. The stories go from Europeans' first arrival (dated at 1400's in this story, not Vikings or earlier) all the way to the mid 1900's. "Gunpowder Empire" was good as well.
I definitely agree that a lot of his prose can be a bit awkward, but he is enjoyable in doses, especially if you already enjoy history.
Harry Turtledove
- 21/02/2012 12:40:14 AM
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I think I've read his first book.
- 21/02/2012 08:41:13 AM
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I think his first books were a fantasy series set in an alternate version of the Byzantine Empire *NM*
- 21/02/2012 11:11:29 PM
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They're okay.
- 21/02/2012 11:53:12 AM
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Have to concour
- 21/02/2012 02:03:02 PM
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The problem too is that he has no follow through on his ideas and lacks real imagination
- 21/02/2012 11:10:31 PM
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Accidental post. Edited. Read other post. *NM*
- 22/02/2012 05:32:13 AM
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Re: Agreed with most of this
- 22/02/2012 05:41:01 AM
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Concur. He starts with some neat ideas but does seem to fade out over time. *NM*
- 22/02/2012 02:14:19 PM
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