Last Orders, Harry Turtledove
Last Orders, Harry Turtledove
2 Rating(s)
List: $23.49 | Sale: $16.45
Club: $11.74

Last Orders

Author: Harry Turtledove

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Unabridged: 16 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/15/2014


Synopsis

In an extraordinary saga of nations locked in war, master storyteller Harry Turtledove tells the story of World War II, which begins over Czechoslovakia rather than Poland, eleven months earlier than it really came. Now comes the final installment in Turtledove's landmark World War II series.

Hitler's Plan A was to win in a hurry, striking hard and deep into France. There was no Plan B. Now the war grinds on, and countries have been forced into strange alliances. For the United States, the only enemy is Japan. Then Hitler becomes desperate and declares war on the United States. But is it too late? His own people are rising up in revolt. The German military may have to put down the violence—even perhaps bomb its own cities.

In this epic drama, real men and women are shaped by the carnage, and their individual acts in turn shape history. Drawing on the gritty, personal reality of war and on a cast of unforgettable characters, Turtledove has written an alternate history that intrigues, fascinates, and astounds.

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

Harry Turtledove's "The War That Came Early" series has suffered from two major flaws: a lack of plot development and a limited and repetitive perspective on events. Over five books, the grinding nature of a drawn-out stalemate has been viewed from the perspective of a dozen or so characters. Becaus......more

Goodreads review by Ronald

This was a disappointing end to a disappointing series that really had a lot of promise. Turtledove is capable of great works in alternate history, however this one was not even close. It starts with Germany now clearly on the ropes. The civilian population is growing restive, with outright revolts......more

Take a look at my review for the fifth book in this series. Turtledove fails to address most of the issues I had, and it's clear at this point I just read this because I'd read the previous books. It's still not a truly awful book, but it felt more like a chore to read this than anything else. Much l......more