The Tale of Krispos: Krispos Rising Krispos of Videssos Krispos the Emperor (The Tale of Krispos of Videssos) - Softcover

A trio of fantasy novels chronicling the adventures of an orphaned farmboy follows Krispos as he leaves the family farm to seek his fortune in the imperial city, only to find himself facing down implacable foes as he rises to the throne of Videssos, in an omnibus volume containing Krispos Rising, Krispos of Videssos, and Krispos the Emperor. Original. 20,000 first printing.

Harry Turtledove is the award-winning author of the alternate-history works The Man with the Iron Heart, The Guns of the South, and How Few Remain (winner of the Sidewise Award for Best Novel); the Hot War books (Bombs Away, Fallout, and Armistice); the War That Came Early novels: Hitler’s War, West and East, The Big Switch, Coup d’Etat, Two Fronts, and Last Orders; the Worldwar saga: In the Balance, Tilting the Balance, Upsetting the Balance, and Striking the Balance; the Colonization books: Second Contact, Down to Earth, and Aftershocks; the Great War epics: American Front, Walk in Hell, and Breakthroughs; the American Empire novels: Blood and Iron, The Center Cannot Hold, and Victorious Opposition; and the Settling Accounts series: Return Engagement, Drive to the East, The Grapple, and In at the Death. Turtledove is married to fellow novelist Laura Frankos. They have three daughters—Alison, Rachel, and Rebecca—and two granddaughters, Cordelia Turtledove Katayanagi and Phoebe Quinn Turtledove Katayanagi.