Colonization book 1 · 1999
Second Contact
In 1962, the aliens’ colonisation fleet arrives expecting a conquered world, and finds Earth divided between humans and the Race.
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Book facts
- Author
- Harry Turtledove
- Series
- Colonization, book 1 of 3
- Published
- 1999
- Setting
- Set around the world
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Second Contact
4 recurring or key characters from Harry Turtledove’s chart.
Lead 1
- Sam YeagerMinor-league ballplayer turned soldier
Major 3
- AtvarFleetlord of the Race's conquest fleet
- Liu HanChinese peasant woman
- Mordechai AnielewiczLeader of the Jewish fighters in Poland
Also featuring these characters
Other Harry Turtledove books that share the most characters with Second Contact.
- Striking the Balance1996 · Worldwar · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Upsetting the Balance1996 · Worldwar · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Aftershocks2001 · Colonization · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Tilting the Balance1995 · Worldwar · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon