Works by Harry Turtledove (Book Guide)

Source: Wikipedia. Commentary (works not included). Pages: 51. Chapters: Novels by Harry Turtledove, Short stories by Harry Turtledove, Short story collections by Harry Turtledove, Southern Victory Series, The Darkness Series, In the Presence of Mine Enemies, The War That Came Early, The Two Georges, How Few Remain, Settling Accounts, A World of Difference, A Different Flesh, The Guns of the South, The Man with the Iron Heart, Videssos cycle, Days of Infamy series, Down in the Bottomlands, Ruled Britannia, The Road Not Taken, Gunpowder Empire, Great War, The Last Article, Basil Argyros, Colonization, Every Inch a King, Household Gods, Justinian, American Empire, Out of the Darkness, Jaws of Darkness, Between the Rivers, Vilcabamba, Departures, Through the Darkness, Beyond the Gap, Kaleidoscope, Rulers of the Darkness, Opening of the World, Give Me Back My Legions!, Darkness Descending, Into the Darkness, The Stolen Throne, Counting Up, Counting Down. Excerpt: The Southern Victory Series or Timeline-191 are both fan names given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history novels, including How Few Remain as well as the Great War, American Empire, and Settling Accounts series. The name is derived from Robert E. Lee's Special Order 191, which detailed the Army of Northern Virginia's invasion of the Union in September 1862 during the American Civil War. The divergence occurs when Union forces do not find a copy of Special Order 191, on September 10, 1862. The novels detail the consequences of this until 1944 in the alternate world. In reality, before the Battle of Antietam, Federal troops accidentally recovered a copy of Special Order 191 (used as wrapping around a number of cigars), which spelled out in detail Lee's plan for the invasion of Maryland. Using this intelligence, Federal forces, under George B. McClellan, moved north and forced the battle at Antietam, ending the invasion. In this alternate timeline, Lee's orders are recovered by trailing Confederate troops before they were allowed to fall into Union hands. The resulting Confederate advance catches McClellan and the U.S. by surprise. Instead of fighting at Antietam, General Lee forces McClellan into a battle on the banks of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania and destroys the Army of the Potomac in the Battle of Camp Hill on October 1, 1862. After the decisive Confederate victory, Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia move eastward to occupy Philadelphia. As a direct result, the Confederate States of America earn diplomatic recognition from the UK and France. Both European nations then force mediation on the United States; this action results in full independence for the Confederate States. In less than two years, the War of Secession had ended. While considering the mediation offer, Abraham Lincoln mentions to the British ambassador Richard Lyons that he has in his desk drawer a proclamation that would have freed slaves in the rebellious Confederacy. Linc