The year is 1942, and Earth is embroiled in World War II when a new, terrifying threat emerges from the stars. An alien race known as the Race, technologically centuries ahead of humanity, launches a full-scale invasion, expecting easy conquest. What they find instead is a species already locked in a global conflict, possessing an unexpected capacity for improvisation and brutal warfare. As the Allied and Axis powers are forced to confront this common enemy, humanity must set aside its differences – or exacerbate them – to survive. Ancient weapons are resurrected, forbidden research into atomic power is accelerated, and conventional tactics are thrown out the window. "Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance" plunges readers into a desperate fight for survival, where the fate of Earth hangs by a thread, and humanity's response against an overwhelmingly superior foe will redefine its very essence, leaving a legacy of carnage and difficult choices.
Critical Reception
"Harry Turtledove's Worldwar series, heralded by critics as "the standard-bearer for alternate history," cemented his reputation as a master storyteller who deftly intertwines historical realism with speculative fiction."