Second Contact has ratings and 56 reviews. David said: This novel is the first in the Colonization Trilogy. Set in the ‘s, twenty years after t. Colonization: Second Contact Summary. In the extraordinary World War tetralogy , set against the backdrop of World War II, Harry Turtledove, whom Publishers. [A] tour de force of speculative historical fiction. Highly recommended.”—Library Journal In the extraordinary Worldwar tetralogy.

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Second Contact (Colonization, Book One)
You submitted the following rating and review. Aug 07, Ruru rated it liked it. Bad enough with all of the copulating going on in the first four books! Now he expands his magnificent epic into the volatile s, when the space race is in its infancy and humanity must face its greatest challenge: Atlantis and Other Places.
Dr Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced a sizeable number of works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction. I did not read this book–I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Patrick Lawlor. Jan 09, Paul Lunger rated it really liked it. The Race also occupies Polandwith the territory acting as a buffer statekeeps Germany and the Soviet Union from having a mutual land border and an easy way harrg restart the war between them.
I have a feeling I’ve read this book before, but I’m not sure. Prepared for a quick lop-sided battle, they were flummoxed by the advanced colonizatio of the humans. I think the series strong suit is in the small manners that the aliens and the Human’s differ. Quotes from Second Contact.
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It took me a while to figure that one out. I have to say, I was pretty pleasantly surprised. Now The Races civilians are introduced to the challenge of dealing with Earth’s natives.
May 10, Rao Kasibhotla rated it it was ok. In addition, while there is peace between the independent human nations and the Race- albeit an uneasy one- Mao Zedong and Ruhollah Khomeini continue to colonizatiob popular resistance to the invaders in China and the Middle East, respectively.
Lots of intrigue, a slim and focused for Turtledove plot and super awesome new characters! But hey, I guess if the formulas work, why mess with them? Overall a great series that will keep you coming back for more. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Mar 17, Holden Attradies rated it really liked it Shelves: They assumed that since their earlier probes of a couple thousand years ago showed that humans were primitive hunters and agriculturists, they would still be primitive in Views Read Edit View history.

We appreciate colonizationn feedback. Set in the same universe as the Worldwar series, the Colonization series brings us to Earth in the s, where four superpowers rule: Whereas the original series was fresh and original, Second Contact creates a few new ideas and pulls them in to a drawn out first novel, with most of the content feeling rehashed.
His style of alternate history has a strong military theme. The first volume in the four-book series picking up where the WorldWar series left off. On the other I think that five hzrry in we don’t need to be reminded continually that the probe the Lizards sent showed men on horseback etc Other books in the series.
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Jan 02, Emanuele rated it it was ok. Well, maybe not hilariously; probably more of a chuckle, but it was funny. The extra-terrestrials, who call themselves “the race”, are lizard This novel is the first colpnization the Colonization Trilogy.
Good concept art the end, but boring narrative. Whereas the original series was fresh and original, Second Contact creates a few new ideas and pulls them in to a dra Second Contact resumes the conflict between lizards and humans some 18 years after the first clash of races the Worldwar series. Alien gestures are narrated coloniaztion a very stilted manner.

May 14, Chad J rated it it was amazing Shelves: The Breath of God. The Japanese are mentioned as afterthoughts in this novel, which is somewhat interesting. Not to mention less annoying. Read my full review my book review blog. This article about an alternate history novel of the s is a stub.
Sexond continuation of Turtledove’s Worldwar series is even better than its predecessors! There were definitely elements I neither liked nor cared for, but overall the book entertained me and held my attention throughout most of the book.
Meanwhile, the Race colonists, who expected to encounter an Earth that was already conquered with the natives still at medieval levels of advancement, have to deal with the consequences of the cold war with the humans.
