Worldwar: In the Balance

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Worldwar: In the Balance

First edition
Author	Harry Turtledove
Cover artist	Bob Eggleton
Language	English
Series	Worldwar
Genre	Alternate history
Published	January 3, 1994 (Del Rey Books)
Publication place	United States
Pages	488 (hardcover edition)
ISBN	0-345-38241-2
OCLC	28256143
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 20
LC Class	PS3570.U76 W67 1994
Followed by	Worldwar: Tilting the Balance

Worldwar: In the Balance is a 1994 alternate history novel by American writer Harry Turtledove.^[1] It is the first novel of the Worldwar Tetralogy, as well as the first installment in the extended Worldwar series that includes the Colonization trilogy and the novel Homeward Bound. The plot begins in late 1941, while the Earth is torn apart by World War II. An alien fleet arrives to conquer the planet, forcing the warring nations to make uneasy alliances against the invaders. Meanwhile, the aliens, who refer to themselves as the Race, discover that their enemy is far fiercer and more technologically advanced than expected.