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Worldwar: Striking the Balance (Paperback)

by Harry Turtledove (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: New English Library; New Ed edition (21 Aug 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340684917
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340684917
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 203,405 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Alien beings invade the Earth in the middle of World War II, forcing Allied and Axis powers to cease their own fight and unite against this new enemy. As the aliens unleash nuclear weapons, humans resort to guerilla warfare, but is it necessary to destroy the Earth in order to save it?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Is it WWII?Is it an Alien Invasion! Is it patronising?, 9 Jan 2002
By dazzawhite@hotmail.com (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Worldwar: In the Balance (New English library) (Paperback)
I'm sure everyone is aware that this is an alternative history novel about an alien invasion force turning up in the middle of the 2nd World War, and yes it is incredible patronising to everyone outside the US (especially us Brits!), and yes the Yanks do save us all (eventually, sort of) but you can forgive that because of the sheer entertainment factor! It's worth reading to experience the considered view of how a different physiology and culture would affect technological development alone. It also feels like reading a history book from a parrellel universe. The scale and breadth of it is stunning. Wonderful stuff. I read it in a few days then RAN to the book shop to get the rest of them. Now I've just fallen over myself to order the next three. I do know poeple who didn't like it, but if you don't, then perhaps sci-fi's not the genre for you...
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2.0 out of 5 stars It could have been an excellent short story, 27 Sep 2001
By yvesmelin@hotmail.com (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews
This story would have made an excellent short story. But Turteldove overstretches the plot over thousands of pages. Nothing new occurs after the first book, where everything is set. I know, I've read the four books. The same characters again and again, the same structure. The last two books are really a waste of time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just like the rest of the series - Excellent., 13 Feb 2001
By Phil (Hull, Humberside United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance (Paperback)
Boy, do things really start moving in this book. Following on from Tilting The Ballance, Upsetting The Ballance really picks up the pace as the world powers race towards all out nuclear war with the Lizards. As with the rest of the series (although this unfortunately does not apply to the Colonization series) the authors real grasp of the time period shines through and all sides are represented without bias. This is not only a facinating sci-fi tale, you will actually learn by reading this book.

In conclusion, Upsetting The Ballance is a roller coaster ride of thrills and spills that sets the stage nicely for the series end in Striking The Ballance. Oh, one last thing.....don't go thinking any of your favorite characters are invunerable..........

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4.0 out of 5 stars Epic sci-fi on terra firma
Turtledove has created a niche market all to himself through his alternate-history novels. In The Balance sees the start of a grand war on Earth between humans and an invasion... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. G. Battle

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great novel and realistic depiction of aliens
Another splendid novel from this author, the third I have read in less than two months. Aside from the intrinsic fascination of the alternate timeline, one of the author's great... Read more
Published 13 months ago by John Hopper

5.0 out of 5 stars A very original book, especially recommended to WWII passionates
The beginning is a very important thing... let it be known then that this is year 1942 and the known world is in the middle of a terrible war. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Maciej K.

4.0 out of 5 stars More fantasy than alternate history...
Speaking in terms of classification, I would rather place Turtledoves entire World War series in the fantasy department than in the alternate history genre; yes, the frame is... Read more
Published on 29 April 2007 by Jolle

3.0 out of 5 stars I'LL BUY THE NEXT ONE
Harry Turtledove has an interesting website. He looks just as you think he might as you read this book. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2005 by scaleyscalesales

5.0 out of 5 stars This book rocks
This is the first volume in an amazing, gritty, well researched, and sweeping tale. It's worth reading just to see what happens when the aliens arrive expecting to find... Read more
Published on 17 April 2002 by martinhpage@yahoo.com

4.0 out of 5 stars More of the same? Yes please!
Don't read this book unless you have the next one in the series to hand, 'cos it ends in the middle of knowhere. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2002 by dazzawhite@hotmail.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the last and almost as good as the 1st
Mesmerising period detail, fantastic characterization, a tragic end to a character you feel nothing but pity for, more insight into the aliens, realistic tactics and even an... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2002 by dazzawhite@hotmail.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Alien invasion at the height of world war2 - what if!
Good science fiction based on historical fact. Harry Turtledove paints well rounded characters in a well known situation and pauses for thought. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2001 by haydn.nelms@freeuk.com

1.0 out of 5 stars Limitless puerility.
I can't think of another book I've encountered which fails on quite so many levels as this one does: caricature people say tiresome things about implausible incidents at... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2001

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