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Colonization: Second Contact is the first novel in Harry Turtledove's Colonization trilogy and the fifth book in the Worldwar sequence. It takes place after an armistice between human powers and the invading Race, when a second fleet arrives from the alien home world to settle Earth. The novel follows human and alien political, military, and scientific responses as the uneasy wartime balance changes. It is for readers who want long-form alternate history with extraterrestrial invasion and geopolitical conflict.
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What happens before Colonization: Second Contact begins?
The novel begins after an armistice between human powers and the invading Race. A second fleet then arrives from the aliens’ home world to settle Earth, reopening the conflict.
Where does Colonization: Second Contact fit in Harry Turtledove’s series?
It is the first novel in the Colonization trilogy and the fifth book in the Worldwar sequence. The story expands the earlier invasion narrative into a new phase of human and alien competition.
Who or what is the Race in Colonization: Second Contact?
The Race is an invading alien civilization whose forces have occupied parts of Earth. Its arrival creates a three-sided struggle involving the aliens and rival human powers during the Second World War era.
What makes the second contact different from the first invasion?
The second fleet arrives with the intention of settling Earth rather than merely conducting an initial invasion. That change raises the stakes because the Race now treats the planet as a permanent colony.
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