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    universe · 687 books · 2000

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    “Somewhere in the spring of 1631, the sky over a stretch of Thuringian farmland cracks open, and when it closes a piece of the year 2000 is sitting in the middle of the Thirty Years' War.”

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    series · 6 books · 2003

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    “Harry Turtledove's Crosstime Traffic novels are set on an Earth that has discovered travel to alternate timelines where history unfolded differently, exploited commercially by the monopoly company that gives the series its name.”

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    “The books combine elements from the styles of all three authors, such as Lackey's approach to tolerance and magic and Flint's sense of history alteration.”

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    series · 3 books · 2009

    Steampunk, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.

    “Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”

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    “As is typical of Turtledove's alternate histories, the narrative follows a large cast of both fictional and historical characters.”

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