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In the Balance
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Worldwar: Book 1

In the Balance (1994) (edit title/settings)

An Alternate History of the Second World War

by Harry Turtledove (Author) (edit contributors)

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From Pearl Harbor to panzers rolling through Paris to the Siege of Leningrad and the Battle of Midway, war seethed across the planet as the flames of destruction rose higher and hotter. And then, suddenly, the real enemy came. The invaders seemed unstoppable, their technology far beyond human... read more

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Fleetlord Atvar strode briskly into the command station of the invasion fleet bannership 127th Emperor Hetto.

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  • Big Ugly: A term for human used by the Race.
  • Fleetlord: Highest ranking officer of the race, equivalent to an Admiral of the Fleet combined with a Viceroy, similar to a Spanish Conquistador. One is charged with commanding the conquest fleet, and the other in charge of the colonization fleet.
  • Shiplord: Captain of a ship in the Conquest fleet.
  • Provincelord: Governor of a large administrative area ruled by the Race
  • Killercraft: Fighter jet
  • Landcruiser: Tank
  • Not-empire: Sovereign state governed by some form other than inherited monarchy (Before arriving on Earth, the Race had no concept of political organization except by hereditary monarchy)
  • Snout-counting: Democracy
  • Soldiers' time: A period of military training and conscription, when the Emperor of the Race launches a conquest on a planet. Three "soldiers' times" were declared before the Race came to Earth. The later two were during the conquest of the other systems in the Empire, while the first was during the unifying of Home.
  • Spice: Ginger
  • Tosev: Earth's sun.
  • Tosev-3: Earth. Planets are numbered by the Race thus Earth is called Tosev-3
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Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 3 in Worldwar. (standard series)

Followed by Tilting the Balance.

This is book 1 of 4 in Tosev Worldwar. (standard series)

Followed by Tilting the Balance.

This is book 1 of 8 in Tosev Timeline. (standard series)

Followed by Tilting the Balance.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Harry Turtledove (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Country: England
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 0340624906
Page Count: 488

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3570.U76 W67
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

The reading level for this book is young adult and above, but as there is some sexual content discretion is advised.

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