Fallout

Name: Fallout
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Harry Turtledove
ISBN: 9781501926198

Author: Harry Turtledove

Series: Hot War #2

Narrator: Henry Strozier

Unabridged: 16 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/19/2016

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Military Fiction

Synopsis

From "the standard-bearer of alternate history" (USA Today) comes the second installment in an all new series, set in an alternate 1950s in which General MacArthur ignites a nuclear war that nearly destroys the planet. With the destruction of Paris by the Russian bombers, an already hot war ramps up to scalding. And even those whose lives have not yet been substantially touched by the war now find themselves in the midst of a living hell as Russia and the US continue to raise the stakes, wiping more and more cities off the face of the globe forever.

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 Mark on June 09, 2016

I’ve been a Turtledove fan for three decades now. For diehard fans, Fallout is another grand outing into speculative history with the master of the genre. Unfortunately, that’s the problem. The Turtledove Formulaic Doctrine is alive and well in this story. Same old Turtledove with the same old cast......more

Goodreads review by Karl on May 04, 2022

Way too many character arcs take away from the alternative historical event. Some chapters are entertaining, others, pointless.......more

Goodreads review by Nadienne on March 30, 2021

Guilty pleasure: nuclear war. I mean, not the world-devastating, civilization-ending version, but the tremendous, yet recoverable kind. The kind that will invariably convince the civilizations which come after of the horrific and awful nature of these weapons, which will be forever banned afterwards......more

Goodreads review by Matt on July 05, 2016

Originally posted at: [URL not allowed] Bombs Away by Harry Turtledove was a good, if flawed, book. That being said, how does its sequel, Fallout, hold up to the original? Our story continues (and maybe skip the next two paragraphs if you haven’t read Bombs Away) immediately aft......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on August 18, 2016

Harry Turtledove is a brilliant alternate history writer. Which should come as no surprise, as he's a professional historian. His new Hot War series is probably the most brilliant idea for an alternate history I've ever seen. Most nuclear war novels and movies treat nuclear war as an hour-long event......more