Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove
Turtledove at the 2005 Worldcon
Born	(1949-06-14) June 14, 1949 (age 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Pen name	Dan Chernenko, Eric G. Iverson, Mark Gordian, H. N. Turteltaub
Occupation	Novelist short story author essayist historian
Education	California Institute of Technology (dropped out) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
Genre	Science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, historical fiction, history
Notable works	Southern Victory Worldwar Crosstime Traffic The Guns of the South The Two Georges
Website
www.stevenhsilver.com/turtledove.html

Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed his PhD in Byzantine history. His dissertation was on the period 565–582. He lives in Southern California.

In addition to his birth name, Turtledove writes under a number of pen names: Eric Iverson, H. N. Turteltaub, Dan Chernenko, and Mark Gordian. He began publishing novels in the realm of fantasy starting in 1979 and continues to write in the 2020s.