Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove
Turtledove at the 2005 Worldcon
Turtledove at the 2005 Worldcon
Born (1949-06-14) June 14, 1949 (age 75)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Pen nameDan Chernenko, Eric G. Iverson, Mark Gordian, H. N. Turteltaub
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short story author
  • essayist
  • historian
EducationCalifornia Institute of Technology (dropped out)
University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
GenreScience fiction, fantasy, alternate history, historical fiction, history
Notable works
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Website
www.stevenhsilver.com/turtledove.html

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