Colonization: Second Contact

by Harry Turtledove

Book Overview

In the acclaimed Worldwar tetralogy, set against the explosive backdrop of the Great War, master of alternate history Harry Turtledove wove a spellbinding saga of world powers locked in conflict... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345430190
• ISBN13: 9780345430199
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 9.6" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Harry Turtledove does it again!

If you've finished the World War Series (4 books) this is the first book of the series that is the follow up, starting roughly 20 years later. Although you can enjoy the story if you simply start with Colonization, you will enjoy it more if you start from the beginning, with the book, World War-In the Balance. Very interesting writing. If you like sci-fi + history, this is the author for you!

Some of Turtledove's best work.

Ever since I read Guns of the South, I've been a Harry Turtledove fan, and this book has only stregntend my love of his work. The references to 60's pop culture and history were great. The only problem I had with the book was that, as another reader said, there were not enough reference as to human military technology.

You love the series or you don't, but pay attention!

Well, I know for a fact that I read it at work, on the throne, at night when I should be asleep, but who cares! For those of you who can't believe that Great Britain would fall under Gross Deutschland's sway over the indicated period of twenty years, well just remember, it's an alternate history! Cover art is interesting, but I never decide as to purchase/nonpurchase of a book because of it. Some people don't pay attention though. I seem to remember Himmler being a character in the book. My only regret is that I didn't know that the series had continued. I stumbled across it 2 days ago in the local library and read straight on thru to today.(whenever possible!) Now I'll take it back to the library & still go out and buy a copy! Turtledove's style reminds me of Edgar Rice Burrough's in his EARTH'S CORE series as well as other examples of his writings. He will never be able to write a book too long for me. I enjoy his involved and complex style of stringing sentences together as well as his character development. I just wonder how much power the Lewis & Clark has. After all, you have to break a new vehicle in for the first 500 miles before you floor it, right??? Harry, don't worry about the naysayers. I'm waiting for the rest of the series to come out, and I hope it takes ten volumes to tell the whole story!!!!!!!!!!

Fix...fix...I need my Big Ugly Lizard fix.....

Read the "...Balance Books" Just finshed them. And just as I began to get the sweats and shakes from withdrawal I discover THEIR BAAAACCCCKKKKK! Where's my Visa.... I need a FIX!

By the Emperor, this book's a Five!

Past souls of the Emperors rejoice! The Big Ugly Turtledove has finally written another book detailing the inevitable conquest of Tosev 3 by the Race! Any Big Ugly who does not purchase this book should have been addled in their egg, and risk having an explosive metal bomb dropped on their living quarters. The only Big Ugly of worth is the esteemed Tosevite, King Jonathan Dalecki, of the not-empire Delaware! Now, somebody give me my ginger! Krizak, shiplord of the 14th emperor Zzarkas