Bombs Away

More Typical Turtledove! In his latest book, Turtledove imagines what may have happened if Truman decided to use atomic weapons in the Korean War. Unsurprisingly, this decision led to Russia backing China, and a nightmare of atom bombs crossing the Northern Hemisphere.  Turtledove uses a variety of......more

There's a lot of this novel that's good, if not particularly my taste, but then again, there's a lot that I had to slog over. First, the good: This history of 1951 diverges immediately, and we get immersed in a multitude of characters from around the world, from China, Hungary, Russia, Germany, as we......more

It was a fairly entertaining read, but, I think, too character focused for the story......more

If you're a fan of Turtledove and alternate history, you may like this one. With this book, Turtledove starts a new series, which is an AH version of the Korean War. In this version, the war gets hotter,a lot hotter, as President Truman agrees to permit General MacArthur's use of atomic bombs on Chi......more

I’ve been a Turtledove fan for more than thirty years. I can’t believe it has taken me that long to discover the formula that Turtledove uses in each war story. I suppose I’ve not seen it because of excellent non-war series like Supervolcano and the Krispos series. I suspect I was subconsciously awa......more