Sidewise Award for Alternate History
4 appearances
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Edition 3 (1997) Winner
Harry Turtledove
ハリー・タートルダブ
Harī Tātorudabu
Aliases:
Harry Norman Turtledove
Pen Names:
Eric G. Iverson（Early fantasy novels）,
H. N. Turteltaub（Historical novels）,
Dan Chernenko（Scepter of Mercy series）,
Mark Gordian（Early pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-06-14 （Los Angeles, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Los Angeles, California → Gardena, California → Southern California
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story author, Essayist, Historian
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Influenced
- Many alternate history authors
- Nominations
- Must and Shall (1996 Hugo Award and Nebula Award nomination)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology | — | — | — | フレッシュマンイヤー | United States |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | Byzantine history | PhD | — | United States |
California Institute of Technology
Period:
フレッシュマンイヤー
Country:
United States
dropped out
University of California, Los Angeles
Byzantine history
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United States
Dissertation: The Immediate Successors of Justinian: A Study of the Persian Problem and of Continuity and Change in Internal Secular Affairs in the Later Roman Empire During the Reigns of Justin II and Tiberius II Constantine (AD 565–582)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Homer Award for Short Story | Designated Hitter | — | — | Winner |
| 1993 | John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction | The Guns of the South | — | — | Winner |
| 1994 | Hugo Award for Novella | Down in the Bottomlands | — | World Science Fiction Society | Winner |
| 1998 | Sidewise Award for Alternate History | How Few Remain | — | — | Winner |
| 2003 | Sidewise Award for Alternate History | Ruled Britannia | — | — | Winner |
| 1998 | Prometheus Award for Best Novel | The Gladiator | — | Libertarian Futurist Society | Winner |
Homer Award for Short Story
1990
Work:
Designated Hitter
Result:
Winner
John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction
1993
Work:
The Guns of the South
Result:
Winner
Hugo Award for Novella
1994
Work:
Down in the Bottomlands
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Winner
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1998
Work:
How Few Remain
Result:
Winner
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
2003
Work:
Ruled Britannia
Result:
Winner
Prometheus Award for Best Novel
1998
Work:
The Gladiator
Organization:
Libertarian Futurist Society
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Prometheus Award
3 appearances
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Edition 141 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Southern Victory Series
1993 Alternate historyAlternate history series where the Confederate States win the American Civil War
American Civil WarAlternate history
Worldwar Series
1994 Alternate history, Science fictionAliens invade during World War II in this alternate history
Alien invasionWorld War II
Crosstime Traffic
2003 Science fictionYoung adult series involving travel between parallel worlds
Parallel worlds
The Guns of the South
1992 Alternate historyConfederate army receives AK-47s from time travelers
Time travelCivil War
The Two Georges
1996 Alternate historyWorld where American Revolution failed
American Revolution
Bibliography
- See Harry Turtledove bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed historical knowledge in alternate historiesMaster of Alternate History
- Recurring Motifs
- Points of divergence in historyAlien invasionsAlternate American Civil WarNazi victory in WWII
Legacy
Known as the 'Master of Alternate History' by Publishers Weekly, credited with popularizing the genre in mainstream.
In Popular Culture
- Popularized alternate history genre
Trivia
- Pen name H. N. Turteltaub means 'turtle dove' in German.
- Editor suggested Eric G. Iverson as more believable than Turtledove.
- Named honorary Kentucky Colonel in 1998.