"Any fans of Turtledove's 'Timeline-191' here?" Topic
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 Saginaw  | 10 May 2008 4:27 p.m. PST |
For some years now, I've been fascinated with Harry Turtledove's 'Timeline-191' series of alternate history novels. For those of you not familiar with the subject, the title refers to General Robert E. Lee's "Special Order 191", which historically fell into Federal hands, and led to his army's defeat at the Battle of Antietam. In Turtledove's alt/hist version, Lee's orders were recoverd by the Confederates, and he defeats the Federals and occupies Philadelphia, thus earning European recognition for the Confederacy and it's birth as a new nation. The series begins with the novel 'How Few Remain', which takes place in 1881-82, but so far, I've bought (in paperback) his "Great War" series ('American Front', 'Walk In Hell', and 'Breakthroughs'), and I'm intriegued with the many wargaming possibilities that's presented in them (although 'HFR' also has interesting wargaming possibilities, too). So, any other fans of 'Timeline-191' here at TMP? |
| Ten Fingered Jack | 10 May 2008 4:59 p.m. PST |
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| Mike G | 10 May 2008 6:31 p.m. PST |
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| Mainly28s | 11 May 2008 1:12 a.m. PST |
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| aercdr | 11 May 2008 2:15 a.m. PST |
I agree with kyoteblue. If they were edited and tightened up, they would probably have an even greater following. |
| Ed Mohrmann | 11 May 2008 3:38 a.m. PST |
Agree with the comment re: editing. Harry tends to over-
detail some aspects of the situations in which his
characters find themselves, and he introduces new
secondary characters and, well, leaves them hanging. I've found authors who wrote characterization which really
grabbed me, but none of Harry's did. Read all the series
but can't say it's 're-readable,' as others are. |
| JeanLuc | 11 May 2008 4:35 a.m. PST |
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| Saginaw | 11 May 2008 4:38 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the input, fellas. So, what about wargaming aspects derived from this series? Any interest here? |
| Lentulus | 11 May 2008 4:45 p.m. PST |
I liked the How Few Remain, but it just drags so much. |
 Bobgnar | 11 May 2008 5:27 p.m. PST |
My son, Rob, is very interested in this timeline. He has done games at conventions based on these. I have interest in Mexican Revolution, so we put the two together. We have also done Space 1889 style VSF games with the CSA and USA fighting on Mars and Venus. See here
Great War in Mexico
link Mexican Civil War, 1927
link link |
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adds an infantry platoon to his WWI Brits.
