At the bloody height of World War II, the deadliest enemies in all of human history were forced to put aside their hatreds and unite against an even fiercer foe: a seemingly invincible power bent on world domination. With awesome technology, the aggressors swept across the planet, sowing destruction as Tokyo, Berlin, and Washington, D.C., were A-bombed into submission. Russia, Nazi Germany, Japan and the U.S. were not easily cowed, however. With cunning...
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HistoryTurtledove continues to maintain interest in the final book of the first subseries of World War. It is a satisfactory ending, and beginning. The plotlines are neatly wrapped up, with a number of shockers. But not too neatly wrapped up- there is a lot of room to see how the two species will develop next to each other. It is most enjoyable to see the development of history along parallel lines. After all, this is the...
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Turtledove manages to finish this series off in a way that leaves us both satisfied and longing for more. As with the previous novels, Turtledove shows his talent for getting inside the minds of very different characters.If you are even consering not buying this, it is probable that you haven't read the previous 3, because they are addictive page-turners. Buy all the books in the series and enjoy.
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Listen, all four books of the Worldwar Series are fantastic. The ending is great. It's the ending of "Independence Day" that was bad. Let's be real here people. Humans may have alot of heart but those Lizards aren't push-overs themselves. The new series that this ending has spawned should be even beter than the first. I CAN'T WAIT!
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Striking the Balance is an excellent novel, a welcome change from the usual alien invasion novel where the aliens get literally blasted off the face of the Earth. The peace treaty between mankind and the alien Race, and both sides' plans to backstab the other (at the end, last few pages) are entirely plausible. Also, someone said that Turtledove portrays "all Germans as evil". This is wrong- the character Heinrich Jager...
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Harry Turtledove's Worldwar: Striking the Balance is about Gila Monsters invading Earth. In the 1940s, when we humans are fighting World War II, aliens, four-inch lizards, invade and the Axis and the Allies have to put aside their differences and fight the common enemy. By 1943, (the year in which the second book is set), the war is going badly for we Earthlings. Chicago's in ruins, food's in shorter supply than usual,...
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