Harry Turtledove was born in Los Angeles in 1949. He has taught ancient and medieval history at UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal State L.A., and has published a translation of a ninth-century Byzantine chronicle, as well as several scholarly articles. He is also an award-winning full-time writer of science fiction and fantasy. His alternate history works have included several short stories and novels, including
The Guns of the South; How Few Remain (winner of the Sidewise Award for Best Novel); the Great War epics:
American Front, Walk in Hell, and
Breakthroughs; the Colonization books:
Second Contact, Down to Earth, and
Aftershocks; American Empire novels:
Blood and Iron, The Center Cannot Hold, and
Victorious Opposition; and
Ruled Britannia. He is married to novelist
Laura Frankos. They have three daughters: Alison, Rachel, and Rebecca.
