It’s not every day we get to talk to someone who single-handedly launched a genre. Harry Turtledove is the father of alternative history fiction, alongside his many fantasy and science fiction novels and stories. We caught up with him to talk about how to play the “what if” game in historic storytelling.
Mentions from Episode 77:
- Harry Turtledove on Twitter @HNTurtledove
- Harry’s Patreon – subscribe now!
- Harry’s Website & Book lists
- Turtlewiki
- Geek out and enjoy Harry’s dissertation: The Immediate Successors of Justinian
- The State of Jefferson (their official website)
- The Battle of Lepanto
- Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp
- David Brin
- Karen Anderson
- Poul Anderson
- Peter S. Beagle – The Folk of the Air
- Project Azorian
- The Glomar Explorer