Out of the Darkness

I have never read a harry turtledove book before and was quickly absorbed into his plethora of complex characters which he has no qualms of doing a way with. Another first for me was the genre - alternative history - and again i enjoy the parallels and parodies turtledove plays with this fantasy version of WWII. I find myself flipping more and more to the map at the front of the book as the series progresses. Overall I would highly recommend this series to anyone. I would not label this book as a continual cliff hanger novel but Turtledove sure does know how to grab you a pull you through a hundred pages before you realise that anytime at all has passed, just based off of the readers connections with his well developed (believable) show more characters show less

I've enjoyed this series, despite it being rather wordy in places. Throughout the 6 books there have been frequent chapters which didn't move the story forwards, but served to keep us in touch with the characters, an unfortunate necessity when there are so many. In the final chapter of this epic war story there seems little pace and action. In fact, half way through there seems like a great place to end, but there's another 300 pages to ensure enerything is wrapped up. Gripes aside, it is good to get closure from a series which has for the most part been engaging and a grim reflection on human behaviour. Readers of the series will be glad to learn of the circumstances in which the characters find themselves in as war finally ends. There show more are no loose ends and the series is well wrapped up. Definitely read it if you've got his far, but don't expect the best book in the series, just the most conclusive. show less

We wind up the WWII with dragons in this volume, and of course, the Russians are poised to institute a cold war, and further chapters. But we didn't go on with this take, and I was happy to end it.

As I read this book as a TOR book in 2004, I'm not sure of the publication material here....