
Through Darkest Europe
Author: Harry Turtledove
Narrator: Pete Sapsis
Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 09/18/2018
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Author: Harry Turtledove
Narrator: Pete Sapsis
Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 09/18/2018
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction
Harry Turtledove (he/him) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer whom Publishers Weekly has called the "Master of Alternate History." He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the HOMer Award for Short story, and the John Esthen Cook Award for Southern Fiction. Turtledove's works include the Crosstime Traffic, Worldwar, Darkness, and Opening of the World series; the stand-alone novels The House of Daniel, Fort Pillow, and Give Me Back My Legions!; and over a dozen short stories available on Tor.com. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Laura Frankos, and their four daughters.
Through Darkest Europe is an Alternate Universe book with an interesting concept. It's also a book that, in my opinion, felt about 200 pages longer than it actually was, and should have been 200 pages shorter to really shine. The premise is that in this universe, the influential 13th century Christia......more
"“Do you know what’s good for you?” Khalid asked. “Well, I wouldn’t mind a big house in Tunis, a pile of money in the bank, and a beautiful girlfriend who thought I was the sexiest man alive,” Dawud said. “I’m not sure all that would be good for me, you understand, but I’d like to find out. How abou......more
I received a digital advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Massive thanks to Tor Books! One day, one of my professors asked us to tell him something he didn’t know about us. I said that I’m writing an alternate history book so he suggested that I read Harry Turtledove’......more
Imagine a world in which Europe never pulled itself out of the Middle Ages and the Arabic lands became the dominant culture, settling the Americas (the Sunset Lands). That is the alternate timeline in which Turtledove has set his newest novel. Europe is sliding into unprecedented chaos as religious z......more
An intriguing premise is spoiled by Turtledove's creaky, pedestrian writing style that seems to have gotten worse with each successive book. The premise is a world where the Islamic and Christian worlds are interchanged. Islamic countries are the progressive, modern democracies marked by progressive......more