13 Best science fiction books like In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) by Harry Turtledove

Cover of In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) by Harry Turtledove

In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)

By: Harry Turtledove

3.82

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

War seethed across the planet. Machines soared through the air, churned through the seas, crawled a…

"Holy Jesus God, it's the Gerps shootin' us up!" the manager shouted. He hadn't known whether to say Germans or Japs, and came out with both at once."

-Harry Turtledove, In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)

If you liked the science fiction plot in In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) by Harry Turtledove , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark, #1) by David Weber

1. Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark, #1)

By: David Weber

3.49

Format: 381 pages, Hardcover

The Galactic Hegemony has been around a long time, and it likes stability--the kind of stability th… read more

Similar categories in David Weber's Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark, #1) book and Harry Turtledove's In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)

  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • war
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
"Vegtables, what food eats before it becomes food."

-David Weber, Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark, #1)

"Apparently, for some reason known only to themselves, these people... have chosen to cling to hydrocarbon-fueled power generation well past the point at which they could have replaced it with nuclear…"

-David Weber, Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark, #1)

Cover of Weapons of Choice (Axis of Time, #1) by John Birmingham

2. Weapons of Choice (Axis of Time, #1)

By: John Birmingham

3.90

Format: 512 pages, Mass Market Paperback

On the eve of America’s greatest victory in the Pacific, a catastrophic event disrupts the course o… read more

Similar categories in John Birmingham's Weapons of Choice (Axis of Time, #1) book and Harry Turtledove's In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)

  • military fiction
  • war
  • alternate history
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) by David Weber

3. On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)

By: David Weber

3.41

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Honor Harrington in trouble: Having made him look the fool, she's been exiled to Basilisk Station i… read more

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  • science fiction
  • military fiction
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
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4. The Carrion Throne

By: Chris Wraight

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Inquisitor Erasmus and his acolyte Spinoza root out a shadowy conspiracy on Holy Terra itself, the … read more

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  • science fiction
  • military fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, #3) by David Weber

5. The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, #3)

By: David Weber

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

The proles are revolting. The families who rule the People's Republic of Haven are in trouble. The … read more

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  • science fiction
  • military fiction
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
Cover of Flag in Exile (Honor Harrington, #5) by David Weber

6. Flag in Exile (Honor Harrington, #5)

By: David Weber

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hounded into retirement and disgrace by political enemies, cut to the heart by the murder of the ma… read more

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  • science fiction
  • military fiction
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
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7. Call to Arms (Black Fleet Trilogy, #2)

By: Joshua Dalzelle

4.29

Format: None pages,

From Joshua Dalzelle comes the follow up to the #1 Bestseller "Warship." Captain Jackson Wolfe surv… read more

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  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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8. West of Eden (West of Eden, #1)

By: Harry Harrison , None

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Sixty-five million years ago, a disastrous cataclysm eliminated three quarters of all life on Earth… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • alternate history
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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9. Fallen Dragon

By: Peter F. Hamilton

4.19

Format: 416 pages,

Deploying invulnerable twenty-fifth-century soldiers called Skins, Zantiu-Braun's corporate starshi… read more

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  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy

10. Rivelazione /1

By: Alastair Reynolds , Riccardo Valla

4.19

Format: 340 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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Cover of In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) by Harry Turtledove

11. In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)

By: Harry Turtledove

3.82

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

War seethed across the planet. Machines soared through the air, churned through the seas, crawled a… read more

Similar categories in Harry Turtledove's In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) book and Harry Turtledove's In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)

  • historical
  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • war
  • alternate history
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
"Holy Jesus God, it's the Gerps shootin' us up!" the manager shouted. He hadn't known whether to say Germans or Japs, and came out with both at once."

-Harry Turtledove, In the Balance (Worldwar, #1)

12. 1632 (Assiti Shards, #1)

By: Eric Flint

4.11

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

FREEDOM AND JUSTICE -- AMERICAN STYLE 1632 And in northern Germany things couldn't get much worse. … read more

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13. Off Armageddon Reef (Safehold, #1)

By: David Weber

4.39

Format: None pages,

Humanity pushed its way to the stars - and encountered the Gbaba, a ruthless alien race that nearly… read more

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14. Brain Wave

By: Poul Anderson

4.07

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A fascinating 'what if novel, Brainwave is an exploration into the ways human society is organized … read more

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15. The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2)

By: David Weber

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards war as a prelude to conquest. That's w… read more

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16. Rivelazione /2

By: Alastair Reynolds , Riccardo Valla

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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17. Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington, #4)

By: David Weber

4.34

Format: 168 pages,

The People's Republic of Haven's sneak attack on the Kingdom of Manticore has failed. The Peeps are… read more

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18. Extinction Horizon (The Extinction Cycle, #1)

By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

THE WORST OF NATURE AND THE WORST OF SCIENCE... WILL BRING THE HUMAN RACE TO THE BRINK... OF EXTINC… read more

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Cover of Queens Of An Alien Sun (Arkship #3) by Peter F. Hamilton

19. Queens Of An Alien Sun (Arkship #3)

By: Peter F. Hamilton

3.64

Format: 10 pages, Audiobook

Peter F. Hamilton presents Book 3 in the Arkship Trilogy. read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Into the Light (Out of the Dark, #2) by David Weber

20. Into the Light (Out of the Dark, #2)

By: David Weber

4.15

Format: 503 pages, Kindle Edition

In New York Times-bestselling science fiction epic Out of the Dark, Earth beat back an alien invasi… read more

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  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
Cover of Assassinorum: Kingmaker by Robert  Rath

21. Assassinorum: Kingmaker

By: Robert Rath

4.41

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

An Officio Assassinorum story On the Knight World of Dominion, a Vindicare and a Callidus Assass… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction

13 must-read fiction books like In the Balance (Worldwar, #1) by Harry Turtledove

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Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark, #1)

David Weber

3.49

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Weapons of Choice (Axis of Time, #1)

John Birmingham

3.90

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On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)

David Weber

3.41

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The Carrion Throne

Chris Wraight

4.48

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Beyond the Ranges

John Ringo

4.25

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A Grimm Decision (Grimm's War #6)

Jeffery H. Haskell

4.52

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Into the Real (TransDimensional Hunter #1)

John Ringo

4.52

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David Weber

4.15

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