We Install: And Other Stories

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Short fiction, plus three essays, by the New York Timesbestselling authorincluding a Hugo Awardwinning novella.

Harry Turtledove earned the title master of alternate history from Publishers Weekly for his thought-provoking novels that turn historical facts into gripping tales of possibility. But his writing talent goes much further. We Install offers a showcase of styles, from humorin Father of the Groom, a scientist with a penchant for wild experimentation helps his love-struck son by synthesizing a wedding ring out of two carrotsto classic science fiction, as in the Hugo Awardwinning Down in the Bottomlands and Hoxbomb, in which a regular guy just trying to make a living selling scooters has to deal with some very odd competition. The alternate history tale Drang von Osten begins on a bloody battlefield in World War II and ends somewhere quite different. In the brand-new Logans Law, a man discovers that sometimes, second chances really do work out. The books three essays tackle the diverse subjects of how to write alternate history, Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings, and the history of Chanukah.

We Install will delight longtime Turtledove fans and new readers alike with its rich offerings from one of the finest craftsmen writing today.

Author Bio

Harry Turtledove is an American novelist of science fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy. Publishers Weeklyhas called him the master of alternate history, and he is best known for his work in that genre.Some of his most popular titles includeThe Guns of the South, the novels of the Worldwar series, and the books in the Great War trilogy. In addition to many other honors and nominations, Turtledove has received the Hugo Award, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and the Prometheus Award. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, earning a PhD in Byzantine history.Turtledove is married to mystery writer Laura Frankos, and together they have three daughters.The family lives in Southern California.