In the Balance
Authors: Harry Turtledove
BOOKS BY HARRY TURTLEDOVE
The Guns of the South
THE WORLDWAR SAGA
Worldwar: In the Balance
Worldwar: Tilting the Balance
Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance
Worldwar: Striking the Balance
COLONIZATION
Colonization: Second Contact
Colonization: Down to Earth
Colonization: Aftershocks
THE VIDESSOS CYCLE
The Misplaced Legion
An Emperor for the Legion
The Legion of Videssos
Swords of the Legion
THE TALE OF KRISPOS
Krispos Rising
Krispos of Videssos
Krispos the Emperor
THE TIME OF TROUBLES SERIES
The Stolen Throne
Hammer and Anvil
The Thousand Cities Videssos Besieged
Noninterference
Kaleidoscope
A World of Difference
Earthgrip
Departures
How Few Remain
THE GREAT WAR
The Great War: American Front
The Great War: Walk in Hell
The Great War: Breakthroughs
American Empire: Blood and Iron
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
(Characters with names in CAPS are historical, others fictional)
HUMANS
Aloysius
captive in Fiat, Indiana
A
NIELEWICZ, MORDECHAI
guerrilla leader in the Warsaw ghetto
Arenswald, Michael
engineer Heavy Artillery Battalion Dora
Bagnall, George
flight engineer in RAF bomber crew
Bauer, Klaus
hull gunner in Heinrich Jäger’s tank
Becker, Karl
engineer Heavy Artillery Battalion Dora
Bell, Douglas
bomb-aimer in RAF bomber crew
B
OR
-K
OMOROWSKI
, T
ADEUSZ
general, Polish Home Army
Brodsky, Nathan
Jewish laborer at Warsaw airport
Burkett, Dr.
biology professor at University of Chicago
.
Chase, Otto
cement plant worker at Dixon, Illinois
C
HURCHILL
, W
INSTON
prime minister of Great Britain
Collins, Colonel
U.S. Army officer
C
OMPTON
, A
RTHUR
supervisor, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
Daniels, Pete “Mutt”
manager, Decatur Commodores (I-I-I League)
Daphne
barmaid at the White Horse Inn, Dover, England
David
child of Jewish fighter, Warsaw
Doi, Colonel
Japanese interrogator of Teerts
Donlan, Kevin
U.S. Army private in Naperville, Illinois
Embry, Ken
pilot of RAF bomber crew
F
ERMI
, E
NRICO
nuclear physicist at the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
Finkelstein, Sam
doctor
Fiore, Bobby
second baseman, Decatur Commodores (I-I-I League)
Fuchs, Stefan
loader in Heinrich Jäger’s tank
Goldfarb, David
RAF radarman in Dover England
Gorbunova, Ludmila
Red Air Force pilot
Gordon
captive in Fiat, Indiana
G
ROVES
, L
ESLIE
U.S. Army colonel
H
ITLER
, A
DOLF
German
Führer
Höcker, Maximilian
lieutenant colonel, German Army, Paris
H
ULL
, C
ORDELL
U.S. secretary of state
Jacobi, Nathan
BBC newsreader
Jäger, Heinrich
major Sixteenth Panzer Division
Jones, Jerome
RAF radarman in Dover England
Karpov, Feofan
Red Air Force colonel
Kasherina, Yevdokia
Red Air Force pilot
Kobayashi, Lieutenant-Colonel
Japanese interrogator of Teerts
Kraniinov, Viktor
Red Army lieutenant colonel in Moscow
Lane, Edward “Ted”
radioman in RI4F bomber crew
Larssen, Barbara
graduate student in medieval literature; Jens’ wife
Larssen, Jens
nuclear physicist, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
Leah
Jewish fighter in Warsaw
Lejb
Jew in Hrubieszów, Poland
Lidov, Boris
NKVD lieutenant colonel, Moscow
Liu Han
Chinese peasant woman
Marie
captive in Fiat, Indiana
M
ARSHALL
, G
EORGE
U.S. Army Chief of Staff
Max
Jew who survived Babi Yar; Soviet partisan
M
OLOTOV
, V
YACHESLAV
foreign commissar of the USSR
Okamoto, Major
Japanese interpreter and interrogator of Teerts
Old sun
tailor in China
P
ATTON
, G
EORGE
U.S. Army major general
Pavlyuchenko, Kliment kolkhoz
(collective farm) headman in the Ukraine
Popova, Yelena
Red Air Force major
R
IBBENTROP
, J
OACHIM VON
German foreign minister
Riecke, Ernst
captain, Sixteenth Panzer Division
Risberg, Buck
soldier in Aurora, illinois
Rodney
captive in Fiat, Indiana
Russie, Moishe
ex-medical student in the Warsaw ghetto
Russie, Reuven
Moishe Russie’s son
Russie, Rivka
Moishe Russie’s wife
Sal
captive in Fiat, Indiana
Sanders, Charlie
black man feeding soldiers in Naperville, Illinois
Schmidt, Dieter
driver of Heinrich Jäger’s tank
Schneider, Sergeant
U.S. Army recruiting sergeant
Schultz, Georg
gunner of Heinrich Jäger’s tank
Sebring, Gerald
nuclear physicist, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
Simpkin, Joe
rear gunner in RAF bomber crew
S
KORZENY
, O
TTO
SS
Hauptstürmfuhrer
Spiegel, Michael
German Army lieutenant colonel in Satu Mare, Romania
Stansfield, Roger
Royal Navy commander; CO of HMS
Seanymph
Sullivan, Joe
pitcher Decatur Commodores (I-I-I League)
Sylvia
barmaid at the White Horse Inn, Dover England
S
ZILARD
, L
EO
nuclear physicist, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
T
HOMSEN
, H
ANS
German ambassador to the United States
Thomsen, Pete
reporter on the
Rockford Courier-Journal
T
OGO
, S
HIGENORI
Japanese foreign minister
Tompkins, Charlie
mechanic in Strasburg, Ohio
Virgil
sailor on the merchant ship
Caledonia
Wagner, Eddie
U.S. Army private near Delphi, Indiana
Whyte, Alf
navigator in RAF bomber crew
Yeager, Sam
outfielder Decatur Commodores (I-I-I League)
Yi Min
Chinese apothecary
Yossel
Jewish fighter in Poland
Z
INN
, W
ALT
nuclear physicist, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
THE RACE
Atvar fleetlord, invasion fleet
Breltan radar technician
, 67th Emperor Sohrheb
Drefsab intelligence operator on Atvar’s staff
Erewlo subleader, communications section
Feneress shiplord—member of Straha’s faction
Gefron killercraft pilot, flight leader
Gnik outpost commander at Fiat, Indiana
Hassov shiplord—member of Kirel’s faction
Horrep shiplord—member of Straha’s faction
Kirel shiplord
, 127th Emperor Hetto
Krefak missile battery officer
Krentel landcruiser commander
Mozzten shiplord based in U.S.A
.
Relek shiplord
16th Emperor Osjess
Relhost assault force commander in attack on Chicago
Ristin soldier captured by U.S. Army
Rolvar killercraft pilot
Shonar shiplord—member of Straha’s faction
Ssofeg prison-camp official in China
Straha shiplord
206th Emperor Yower
Svallah artillery supervisor in the attack on Chicago
Teerts killercraft pilot, flight leader
Telerep landcruiser gunner
Tessrek senior psychologist
Ullhass soldier captured by U.S. Army
Ussmak landcruiser driver
Votal landcruiser commander
Xarol killercraft pilot
Zingiber Northern Flank Commander in the attack on Chicago
Zolraag governor of Warsaw
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