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Summary: interesting, if a little bizarre
Review: Turtledove's usually good for thought-provoking alternate history. In this book, we get to see the human race through the eyes of aliens.While he's no C.J. Cherryh (in my view, the ranking master of alien creation in SF), the author comes up with a pretty interesting race. He gets around the globe a bit, providing us a less Americocentric look at how the various WWII combatants might have dealt with an alien invasion right around the time of Stalingrad. Logistical issues are covered sensibly for both sides. I tend to think he gets too many subplots going, but this isn't as much of a difficulty here as I found it to be in his WWI books. He maintains a good level of suspense and is rarely predictable. Not a must-read, but worth the time and money.
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Summary: Really cool concept, overall good, but flawed
Review: I've heard about Turtledove for a while, but this is the first of his books I've read. Overall reaction - it was good, well written, I liked the characters(especially Jager and Russie) and the man defnetly knows his history. BUT... There are lots of little things. The alien society, for example, is written in such a 'tailored' way it's a litte annoying. To be able enough to cross light years they have to be really powerful, but in order to lose to the humans they have to be very restricted. Turtledove's alien society answers these craterias well, but does it perhaps too neatly. there's a great deal of tension lost because it seems like the aliens are the underdogs. And while the cast IS interesting, we could have avoided some of the clische's - all the americans are great(they are), all Nazies who play a significent roles are not racist and non fascists, etc, etc. There are also far to many inside Science Fiction jokes, which makes it harder to suspend disbelief - comments like "Alien invasions are not the same as they are in 'Amazing Stories'" may be realistic, but they make it hard to take the story seriously. Also it was sometimes too slow, we didn't get enough of the Strategy( as oppose to the tactics) and gthe ending wasn't a really succesful Cliffhanger. Still, I enjoyed the book's many positive traits, and I would recommand it to anyone.
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Summary: A book short of good story.
Review: Harry Turtledove is not a rocket scientist, nor an expert in weapons,tactics and explosives. He is no diplomat,no tank commander, no fighter pilot and certainly not a horseman. Upon reading his worldwar series I was left well-educated, but only in the fine art of .... baby-burping.
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Summary: lesson
Review: A lesson you should learn from this book: If you're married and there ever is an invasion of your country (or the planet for that matter), and a mission of national security, which will take you away from your spouse, happens to fall on your lap... don't be a fool and refuse to take it! The only thing that will happen is that your wife/husband will think you are dead and her/his love for you and sorrow will be so great that to honor your fading memory (even though you're still alive but delayed because of the invaders) she/he will end up having VERY lustful sex and marring the first person that happens by. The worst part is that this is not the plot of the story and it's just to fill paper. I do agree with other reviews that state that an interplanetary race would necessarily have far grater technology than what we have at the end of the 20th century. At the very least shoot at us some lasers instead of old fashioned bullets, please! The two stars I gave it are for the idea. An alien race invading during the middle of W.W.II. The other three are lost for failing to live up to the potential of it.
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Summary: Not believeable
Review: I found the characters including the historical ones to be unbelieveable. I don't think some of the historical figures would have acted as they did. The aliens are naive beyond belief. They just don't seem that bright. I don't think they could successfully invade my grandmother's kitchen. The aliens can somehow cross lightyears of space, but their technology doesn't seem to be more advanced then that shown in the Gulf War. A worthy attempt at an alternative history that just falls flat. I don't think I'll bother finishing this series. Try Harry Harrison's East of Eden for a great alternative history.
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Summary: An Entertaining Novel
Review: I had read Turtledove books before and I expected a great novel about extra terrestrial invaders. That is what I got, though it was a little cliche, and I hope to God I never encounter a talking Iguana with body paint, but I enjoyed the over all theme of the novel. I am looking forward to the following instalations in this series
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Summary: A VERY ORIGINAL STORY
Review: A very original and intriguing story of an alien invasion during the height of World War II. These aliens arrive with an overwhelming invasion force and undeniable technological advantages; however, the resourcefulness, deviousness, and unpredictability of humans actually evens out the situation. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
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Summary: How about those Tosevites!
Review: I happened to read WorldWar:In The Balance right after reading the new WWII novel The Triumph and the Glory, and it was very interesting to compare Turtledove's speculative fiction about the war with Rustad's superb historical fiction novel. Anyway, In The Balance was fascinating, although perhaps a little long.
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Summary: Awsome! Truly an excellent read
Review: I'd never read any of Turtledove's work until this book but now he's got me hooked. Gripping, I couldn't put it down. It was amazingly believable and has a Beautifully crafted plot and characters. Excellently believable aliens. A great book, a choice series.
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Summary: A GREAT BEGINNING TO A GREAT SERIES
Review: When Turtledove wrote this book he was writing about a topic that authors have written about many times before. He, however takes it one step further. Instead of having the world at peace with each other he places us in the most devastating war in history. When the powers of the world are forced to co-exist he has written a book that you cannot put down until you finish it. There is a down side to this book however, in the beginning the characters are very slow in developing. As the book progresses they devolop more rapidly with several twists and turns. Bravo, an excellent book that you must read if you are into alternitive history or science-fiction.
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