Departures is a collection of alternate history stories by Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove

Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction.- Life :...

, first published in paperback by Ballantine Books

Ballantine Books

Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...

 in June 1993. It was reprinted by Ballantine in 1998.

The book contains twenty short short stories and novelettes by the author, some originally published under his early pseudonym Eric G. Iverson, together with an introductory author's note. The first edition also includes a short piece about the author and an excerpt from his then-recent novel The Guns of the South

The Guns of the South

The Guns of the South is an alternate history novel set during the American Civil War by Harry Turtledove.The story deals with a group of time-travelling Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging members who supply Robert E...

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Contents

• "Author's Note"
• "Counting Potsherds"
• "Death in Vesunna" (with Elaine O'Byrne)
• "Departures"
• "Islands in the Sea"
• "Not All Wolves"
• "Clash of Arms"
• "Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Fire"
• "Report of the Special Committee on the Quality of Life"
• "Batboy"
• "The Last Reunion"
• "Designated Hitter"
• "Gladly Wolde He Lerne"
• "The Barbecue, the Movie, and Other Unfortunately Not So Relevant Material"
• "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"
• "The R Strain"
• "Lure"
• "Secret Names"
• "Les Mortes D'Arthur"
• "Last Favour"
• "Nasty, Brutish, and..."