Alpha and Omega: A Speculative Thriller by Harry Turtledove
New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove reveals a new side of his potent imagination in this gripping speculative novel about the End of Days and a discovery in the Middle East that turns the world upside down.
A Discovery That Changes Everything
Secular archaeologist Eric Katz expects a routine dig in Jerusalem. Instead, he becomes witness to a discovery of monumental proportions when a sign presaging the rising of the Third Temple is located in America, a dirty bomb detonates in downtown Tel Aviv, and his team finds themselves in the tunnels deep under the Temple Mount. What they uncover provides incontrovertible proof that a higher force controls human destiny—but what that force desires remains the ultimate question.
Master of Alternate History Fiction
Harry Turtledove excels at portraying ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. This speculative fiction thriller combines archaeological intrigue with apocalyptic prophecy, exploring what happens when ancient predictions of the End of Days come true. The narrative follows Eric Katz through a series of escalating events that challenge everything he believes about faith, destiny, and human agency.
About Harry Turtledove
Award-winning author Harry Turtledove has written numerous alternate-history works including The Man with the Iron Heart, The Guns of the South, and How Few Remain (winner of the Sidewise Award for Best Novel). His extensive bibliography includes the Hot War books, the War That Came Early novels, the Worldwar saga, the Colonization series, the Great War epics, the American Empire novels, and the Settling Accounts series. Turtledove is married to fellow novelist Laura Frankos, and they have three daughters and two granddaughters.
Paperback Edition Details
Published by Del Rey Books in March 2020, this paperback edition brings Turtledove's vision of the End of Days to readers who appreciate speculative fiction that challenges conventional thinking about faith, prophecy, and the forces that shape human history.
