num_pages: 342
description: What if history had taken a different path, made a detour, and deviated just a little bit from the road it chose? Here, Harry Turtledove explores such "what ifs" in twenty alternate-history stories ranging from ancient times to the far, far-different future.Persia has conquered Greece; Athens is in ruins. Yet even under Persia's rule, the power of the people can never be completely broken. . .A werewolf boy tears through Cologne's medieval stretts in search of sanctuary from the angry mob. But who will shelter a creature so hated and feared?A student from the far-off future sets off on a field trip to study Genghis Khan -- and finds him in the twentieth century?And many more!"He's one of the finest explorers of alternate histories ever." -- Locus
language: English
title: Departures
titlecomplete: Departures
genres: Historical, Fantasy, Alternate History, Anthologies, Collections, Short Stories, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 310
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Short Story for "The R Strain" (1986) and Nominee for Best Collection, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Analog Award
category: Best Short Story for "The R Strain"
publisher: Del Rey