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Harry Turtledove was born on 14 June, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American author (born 1949). Discover Harry Turtledove's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Occupation Novelist short story author essayist historian
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 14 June 1949
Birthday 14 June
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1949

Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction.

He is a student of history and completed his PhD in Byzantine history.

His dissertation was on the period 565–582.

He lives in Southern California.

In addition to his birth name, Turtledove writes under a number of pen names: Eric Iverson, H. N. Turteltaub, Dan Chernenko, and Mark Gordian.

Turtledove was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 14, 1949, and grew up in Gardena, California.

His paternal grandparents, who were Romanian Jews, had first emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, before they moved to California in the United States.

He was educated in local public schools during his early life.

1977

After dropping out during his freshman year at Caltech, Turtledove attended UCLA, where he completed his undergraduate degree and received a PhD in Byzantine history in 1977.

His dissertation was The Immediate Successors of Justinian: A Study of the Persian Problem and of Continuity and Change in Internal Secular Affairs in the Later Roman Empire During the Reigns of Justin II and Tiberius II Constantine (AD 565–582).

1979

He began publishing novels in the realm of fantasy starting in 1979 and continues to write in the 2020s.

Turtledove published his first two novels, Wereblood and Werenight, in 1979 under the pseudonym "Eric G. Iverson".

He later explained that his editor at Belmont Tower did not think that people would believe the author's real name was "Turtledove" and came up with something more Nordic.

1985

He continued to use "Iverson" until 1985.

Another early pseudonym was "Mark Gordian".

That year, he published Herbig-Haro and And So to Bed under his real name.

1990

Turtledove won the Homer Award for Short Story in 1990 for "Designated Hitter", the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction in 1993 for The Guns of the South, and the Hugo Award for Novella in 1994 for Down in the Bottomlands.

1995

The Two Georges also received an honorable mention for the 1995 Sidewise Award for Alternate History.

1996

Must and Shall was nominated for the 1996 Hugo Award and Nebula Award for Best Novelette and received an honorable mention for the 1995 Sidewise Award for Alternate History.

His Worldwar series received a Sidewise Award for Alternate History Honorable Mention in 1996.

1998

In 1998, he began publishing historical novels under the pseudonym "H. N. Turteltaub" (Turteltaube means turtle dove in German).

He published three books as "Dan Chernenko" (the Scepter of Mercy series).

He has written several works in collaboration, including The Two Georges with Richard Dreyfuss, "Death in Vesunna" with his first wife, Betty Turtledove (pen name: Elaine O'Byrne); Household Gods with Judith Tarr; and others with Susan Shwartz, S. M. Stirling, and Kevin R. Sandes.

In 1998, his novel How Few Remain won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History.

On August 1, 1998, Turtledove was named honorary Kentucky Colonel as guest of honor at Rivercon XXIII in Louisville, Kentucky.

2000

Turtledove served as the toastmaster for Chicon 2000, the 58th World Science Fiction Convention.

Publishers Weekly dubbed Turtledove "The Master of Alternate History".

Within the genre, he is known for creating original alternate history scenarios, such as survival of the Byzantine Empire or an alien invasion during the middle of the Second World War.

In addition, he has been credited with giving original treatment to alternate themes that had been dealt with by many others, such as the victory of the South in the American Civil War or the victory of Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

His novels have been credited with bringing alternate history into the mainstream.

2003

He won his second Sidewise Award in 2003 for his novel Ruled Britannia.

He won his third Sidewise Award for his short story "Zigeuner” and his fourth for his short story "Christmas Truce".

2008

His The Gladiator was the cowinner of the 2008 Prometheus Award.