In High Places (Turtledove novel)

2005 novel by Harry Turtledove

In High Places

First edition

Author| Harry Turtledove
Cover artist| Kazuhiko Sano
Language| English
Series| Crosstime Traffic
Genre| Alternate history
Publisher| Tor Books

Publication date

| December 27, 2005
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages| 272
ISBN| 0-7653-0696-4
OCLC| 60664336

Dewey Decimal

| 813/.54 22
LC Class| PS3570.U76 I5 2006
Preceded by| Curious Notions
Followed by| The Disunited States of America

In High Places is an alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove.[1] It is a part of the Crosstime Traffic series, and takes place in an alternate world where the Black Death was much more virulent, killing 80 percent of the European population, with the continent subsequently repopulated by Muslims.

The later part of the book takes place in another alternate world, where the Roman Empire was aborted at an early stage and where Spain is divided between Carthaginian colonies on the shores and Basque tribes in the interior.

## Plot summary

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The book focuses on the relations between Christians and Muslims, as well as slaves and masters, in the medieval society through the eyes of Annette, an 18-year-old time traveller from the late 21st century who poses as the daughter of a Muslim merchant and who is captured and sold into slavery. It is also the first book in the series to concentrate more upon the late 21st-century origins of the Crosstime Traffic organization.

## Reception

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Publishers Weekly in their review said "Turtledove convincingly portrays the conflict between Christians and Muslims, but takes less care in depicting male-and-female relationships. Didactic pronouncements on slavery notwithstanding, the book should satisfy its target audience of younger readers."[2] Roland J. Green in his review for Booklist said that "although the last third is a bit jumbled, this is the best Crosstime Traffic yarn to date, featuring, besides two engaging protagonists, extensive exploration of the ethical issues of slavery."[3]

## See also

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* Novels portal
* Children and Young Adult Literature portal

* The Gate of Worlds
* The Years of Rice and Salt

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Uchronia: Crosstime Traffic Series". www.uchronia.net.
2. ^ "In High Places: Crosstime Traffic — Book Three". Publishers Weekly. 252 (43): 36. October 31, 2005. ISSN 0000-0019.
3. ^ Green, Roland (December 1, 2005). "In High Places". Booklist. 102 (7): 32. ISSN 0006-7385.

## External links

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Works by Harry Turtledove

Videssos|

| Videssos cycle|

* The Misplaced Legion
* An Emperor for the Legion
* The Legion of Videssos
* The Swords of the Legion

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The Tale of Krispos|

* Krispos Rising
* Krispos of Videssos
* Krispos the Emperor

Time of Troubles|

* The Stolen Throne
* Hammer and Anvil
* The Thousand Cities
* Videssos Besieged

* The Bridge of the Separator

The Race or
Worldwar|

| Worldwar|

* In the Balance
* Tilting the Balance
* Upsetting the Balance
* Striking the Balance

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Colonization|

* Second Contact
* Down to Earth
* Aftershocks

* Homeward Bound

Southern Victory
a.k.a. Timeline-191|

| Second Mexican War|

* How Few Remain

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Great War|

* American Front
* Walk in Hell
* Breakthroughs

American Empire|

* Blood and Iron
* The Center Cannot Hold
* The Victorious Opposition

Settling Accounts|

* Return Engagement
* Drive to the East
* The Grapple
* In at the Death

Darkness a.k.a. World at War|

* Into the Darkness
* Darkness Descending
* Through the Darkness
* Rulers of the Darkness
* Jaws of Darkness
* Out of the Darkness

War Between the Provinces|

* Sentry Peak
* Marching Through Peachtree
* Advance and Retreat

Hellenic Traders|

* Over the Wine Dark Sea
* The Gryphon's Skull
* The Sacred Land
* Owls to Athens
* Salamis

Crosstime Traffic|

* Gunpowder Empire
* Curious Notions
* In High Places
* The Disunited States of America
* The Gladiator
* The Valley-Westside War

Days of Infamy|

* Days of Infamy
* End of the Beginning

Scepter of Mercy|

* The Bastard King
* The Chernagor Pirates
* The Scepter's Return

Opening of the World|

* Beyond the Gap
* The Breath of God
* The Golden Shrine

Atlantis|

* Opening Atlantis
* The United States of Atlantis
* Liberating Atlantis

The War That Came Early|

* Hitler's War
* West and East
* The Big Switch
* Coup d'Etat
* Two Fronts
* Last Orders

Supervolcano|

* Eruption
* All Fall Down
* Supervolcano
* Maelstrom

The Hot War|

* Bombs Away
* Fallout
* Armistice

State of Jefferson Stories
and Three Men and...Stories|

* "Visitor from the East"
* "Peace is Better"
* "Typecasting"
* "Something Fishy"
* "Always Something New"
* "Tie a Yellow Ribbon"
* "Three Men and a Vampire"
* "Three Men and a Werewolf"
* "Three Men and a Sasquatch"

Alternate Generals|

* Alternate Generals
* Alternate Generals II
* Alternate Generals III

Non-series books|

* A Different Flesh
* A World of Difference
* Agent of Byzantium
* Alpha and Omega
* And the Last Trump Shall Sound
* Between the Rivers
* The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump
* Conan of Venarium
* Down in the Bottomlands
* Every Inch a King
* Fort Pillow
* Give Me Back My Legions!
* The Guns of the South
* Hail! Hail!
* Household Gods
* The House of Daniel
* In the Presence of Mine Enemies
* Joe Steele
* Justinian
* The Man with the Iron Heart
* Noninterference
* Or Even Eagle Flew
* Ruled Britannia
* Thessalonica
* The Two Georges
* Through Darkest Europe

Short stories|

* "A Massachusetts Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
* "Election Day"
* "Getting Real"
* "The House That George Built"
* "Joe Steele"
* "Lee at the Alamo"
* "Liberating Alaska"
* "The Last Article"
* "Powerless"
* "The Road Not Taken"
* "Topanga and the Chatsworth Lancers"
* "Uncle Alf"
* "Vilcabamba"
* "Zigeuner"

Short story collections|

* Atlantis and Other Places
* Counting Up, Counting Down
* Departures
* Earthgrip
* Kaleidoscope
* Reincarnations
* The Best of Harry Turtledove

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