Worldwar: In the Balance
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.41 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B007MXXVCW |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 590 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
We roll with German panzers, watch the coast of Britain with the RAF, and welcome alien-liberators to the Warsaw ghetto. War seethed across the planet. Never had the need for unity been greater. Then the real enemy came. The hostilities spread in ever-widening ripples of destruction: Britain, Italy, Africathe fate of the world hung in the balance. Out of the dark of night, out of the soft glow of dawn, out of the clear blue sky came an invasion force the likes of which Earth had never known-and worldwar was truly joined. The invaders were inhuman and they were unstoppable. In tiny planes we skim the vast Russian steppe, and we push the envelope of technology in secret labs at the University of Chicago. Their technology was far beyond our reach, and their goal was simple: Fleetlord Atvar had arrived to claim Earth for the Empire. And grudgingly, inexpertly, humanity took up the challenge. Germany, Russia, France, China, Japan: the maps were changing day by day. Turtledove's saga covers all the Earth, and beyond, as mankind-in all its folly and glory-faces the ultimate threat; and a turning point in history shows us a past that never was and a future th
"This intelligent speculative novel depicts an alternate history in which, at the height of World War II, Earth is attacked by alien beings with weapons far more destructive than any possessed by the Allied or Axis forces." ---Publishers Weekly
Todd McLaren was involved in radio for more than twenty years in cities on both coasts, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. He left broadcasting for a full-time career in voice-overs, where he has been heard on more than 5,000 TV and radio commercials, as well as TV promos; narrations for documentaries on such networks as A&E, Discovery, and the History Channel; and films, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Harry Turtledove was