I take a back seat to nobody when it comes to vivid imaginations, but I must admit that writing a (so-far) ten-volume alternate history of the United and Confederate States is so far beyond my abilities that I can only bow down in awe. I think I found this over in Theresa’s comments somewhere. If you’re a writer, by the way, you could do a lot worse than read her blog; she’s a good writer herself, and I think she works for Tor or one of the SF publishing houses. She’s got stories!
I love Harry Turtledove!!!
I have a love/hate relationship with Turtledove. I read the 4 part WW2/aliens invade Earth series, but not its follow-up. Too many characters to keep track of.
His Legion books, wherein a Roman legion is transported to a fantasy world is great, though. And his “Case of the Toxic Spelldump” is a gas, filled with puns.
I have his first book of alternative Civil War stuff, where time-travelers being AK-47s back to the South. Cheesy. He re-did the idea, I guess, and it’s this huge series now. I may read it some decade.
He’s also written a fantasy war series that uses WW2 for inspiration that I’ve been meaning to read.
Ok, I was convinced enough to go by my neighborhood used books store; I found a copy of How Few Remain, which I gather is sort of a prequel to The Great War series.
If you like Turtledove, you might like Eric Flint’s “1632”, in which a small West Virginia town is transplanted lock, stock, and people to 17th-century Germany.
We’ll see, Christina; I haven’t even started the Turtledove book yet. I liked da Farmer’s Riverworld series, but I’ve never read an alternate history of this planet. 😉