Counting Up, Counting Down

Harry Turtledove was born in Los Angeles in 1949. He has taught ancient and medieval history at UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal State L.A., and has published a translation of a ninth-century Byzantine chronicle, as well as several scholarly articles. He is also an award-winning full-time writer of science fiction and fantasy. His alternate-history works have included several short stories and novels, including The Guns of the South; How Few Remain (winner of the Sidewise Award for Best Novel); the Great War epics American Front, Walk in Hell, and Breakthroughs; the Colonization books Second Contact, Down to Earth, and Aftershocks; the American Empire novels Blood and Iron, The Center Cannot Hold, and Victorious Opposition; Settling Accounts: Return Engagement; and Ruled Britannia. He is married to fellow novelist Laura Frankos. They have three daughters: Alison, Rachel, and Rebecca.Turtledove, Harry is the author of 'Counting Up, Counting Down', published 2005 under ISBN 9780345477989 and ISBN 0345477987.