Alpha and Omega

Name: Alpha and Omega
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Author: Harry Turtledove
ISBN: 9781980039334

Author: Harry Turtledove

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 14 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/02/2019

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

"The standard-bearer for alternate history" (USA Today) now turns his potent imagination to the End of Days in this gripping novel about a discovery in the Middle East that turns the world upside down. What would happen if the ancient prophecy of the End of Days came true? It is certainly the last thing Eric Katz, a secular archaeologist from Los Angeles, expects during what should be a routine dig in Jerusalem. But perhaps higher forces have something else in mind when a sign presaging the rising of the Third Temple is located in America, a dirty bomb is detonated in downtown Tel Aviv, and events conspire to place a team of archaeologists in the tunnels deep under the Temple Mount. It is there that Eric is witness to a discovery of such monumental proportions that nothing will ever be the same again. Harry Turtledove is the master at portraying ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events, and what is more extraordinary than the incontrovertible proof that there truly is a higher force controlling human destiny? But as to what that force desires . . . well, that is the question.

About Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove (he/him) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer whom Publishers Weekly has called the "Master of Alternate History." He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the HOMer Award for Short story, and the John Esthen Cook Award for Southern Fiction. Turtledove's works include the Crosstime Traffic, Worldwar, Darkness, and Opening of the World series; the stand-alone novels The House of Daniel, Fort Pillow, and Give Me Back My Legions!; and over a dozen short stories available on Tor.com. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Laura Frankos, and their four daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deborah on July 08, 2019

Harry Turtledove has written a lot of books. Really, a lot. Alternate history, pure science fiction, whimsical fantasy, humor, historical fiction, and more. I haven’t come across a single one that wasn’t a fast, smooth read with plenty of action and a ton of nifty ideas. Every once in a while, thoug......more

Goodreads review by Clay on July 29, 2019

A Joel C. Rosenberg like story. The title is not good, it could be on a book about the Greek alphabet. Had some good insight on life in Israel.......more

Goodreads review by Mike on July 20, 2019

Can’t believe I hadn’t read Turtledove before! Excellent book. As befits a Ph.D in history, there’s a sense that Turtledove meticulously researched the religions in this book along with the historical tensions between them.......more

Goodreads review by Brent on May 31, 2021

This is a very unique book, but it is one I enjoyed quite a bit. It's unique in that I'm not really sure what genre I would put it in. It was in the sci fi section of the book store but I wouldn't call it sci fi. You could make an argument that it's fantasy, but it bares little resemblance to almost......more

Goodreads review by Beth on September 18, 2019

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my open and honest review. If given unequivocal proof that god exists, what would happen to the world's religions? That is the question that Turtledove asks in his newest alternate world science fiction......more