Atlantis and Other Places, Harry Turtledove
Atlantis and Other Places, Harry Turtledove
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Atlantis and Other Places
Stories of Alternate History

Author: Harry Turtledove

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Unabridged: 14 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/14/2010

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories


Synopsis

A famous naturalist seeks a near-extinct species of bird found only on the rarest of lands in "Audubon in Atlantis." A young American on a European holiday finds himself storming an enchanted German castle in "The Catcher in the Rhine." The philosopher Sokrates plays a key role in the Athenian victory over the Spartans in "The Daimon." Centaurs take a sea voyage aboard "The Horse of Bronze" to a land where they encounter a strange and frightening tribe of creatures known as man. London's most famous detective, Athelstan Helms, and his assistant, Dr. James Walton, are in Atlantis investigating a series of murders in "The Scarlet Band."

Atlantis and Other Places includes these and seven more amazing stories of ancient eras, historical figures, mysterious events, and out-of-this-world adventure from the incomparable Harry Turtledove.

Track List for Atlantis and Other Places:

Disc 1

"Audubon in Atlantis"—Track 1

Disc 3

"Bedfellows"—Track 1

"News from the Front"—Track 5

Disc 4

"The Catcher in the Rhine"—Track 4

"The Daimon"—Track 18

Disc 6

"Farmers' Law"—Track 22

Disc 7

"Occupation Duty"—Track 10

"The Horse of Bronze"—Track 22

Disc 9

"The Genetics Lecture"—Track 20

"Someone Is Stealing the Great Throne Rooms of the Galaxy"—Track 22

Disc 10

"Uncle Alf"—Track 5

Disc 11

"The Scarlet Band"—Track 1

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 Beth on May 04, 2018

A darn good collection of Turtledove's alt history stories, covering a wide swath of time from early history with centaurs to quirky sci-fi with aliens stealing thrones. The book begins and ends with longer works in the setting of Atlantis in the 19th century. What I enjoyed most about these stories......more

Goodreads review by Joey on March 14, 2017

The most notable story here is the first one, which imagines Atlantis as an immense island in the middle of the Atlantic comprised of what is now much of the East coast of North America. John James Audubon visits Atlantis in search of species that are rapidly declining due to European and Terra Nova......more

Goodreads review by Nadienne on July 08, 2021

I would not say that this is exactly in the "Atlantis" series by Mr. Turtledove...but it's also not in the series. Amongst this collection of alternate history stories, there are three I believe which take place in the setting. The others are "and Other Places"...some are interesting and well-writte......more

Goodreads review by B. on January 25, 2013

Rating the individual stories independently. Overall its a solid 3: “Audubon in Atlantis" - *** - Solid and entertaining story. "Bedfellows" - *** - Progressives wet dream about Bushie and Osama in love, but it was funny. "News from the Front" - ** - Hard to follow but a Right-wingers wet dream about h......more

Goodreads review by Jane on October 24, 2011

Alternate History is a genre that asks the question – what if our history had taken a different track? What if the Nazis had won WW II? What if the South had won the Civil War? Harry Turtledove is the Grand Master of this type of science fiction/fantasy and this collection of stories is proof of his......more