Only the discovery of other planets with intelligent beings made the Emperor proclaim a "Soldier's Time" and build up an army, and the weapons developed at the last wars when the home planet was unified were quite enough to conquer the other planets. Indeed, for most of the time, it maintained no army at all. It then had tens of thousands of years of further history, but for most of the time, it fought no wars and so had no incentive or need to develop more advanced weapons. Notably, the series depicts how the Axis and Allied powers must co-operate to fight the alien menace.Īs is gradually revealed, the Race unified its home planet into a single state with a military technology at a level similar to our history's late 20th century. The narrative follows the intersecting fortunes of a large number of human and alien characters. The commander hesitates, and considers turning back without revealing The Race's presence to the humans but finally decides to avoid the disgrace of that course of action. Contrary to its expectations, at the time of invasion, the Race's technology is only marginally more advanced than 20th-century Earth technology. The invaders are surprised to find that humanity progressed far more rapidly than any other species that they had previously studied and conquered.
It had reached Earth orbit in December 1941 but delayed the attack for various reasons.Īlthough the Race has the advantage of superior technology, its information on humanity had been collected by robotic probe during the 12th century AD. Worldwar deals with a military invasion that begins on or around by a force of aliens that calls itself The Race, a reptilian species. The early series was nominated for a Sidewise Award for Alternate History in 1996. The series' time span ranges from 1942 to 2031. Its premise is an alien invasion of Earth during World War II, and includes Turtledove's Worldwar tetralogy, as well as the Colonization trilogy, and the novel Homeward Bound. The Worldwar series is the fan name given to a series of eight alternate history science fiction novels by Harry Turtledove. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) JSTOR ( September 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).
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