Elleander Morning (FANTASY MASTERWORKS) Kindle Edition

The concept of this book was interesting and promised a lot - the second world war didn't happen. A massive subject to tackle and I'm sure more could have been made of it. A work of fiction using facts in the style of the Da Vinci Code. I'm not sure all the facts were historically correct but it was a good read non the less.It is disappointing to find that this book is now out of print.

man Parallelwelten/alternate history mag. Die Handlung ist schwer in wenigen Worten zusammen zu fassen. Ein Satz auf dem Buchrücken, nämlich 'Yulsman plays wonderful magic tricks with time' (San Francusco Chronicle), ist eine Einschätzung, der ich nur zustimmen kann. Einfach in den Text eintauchen und sich 'mitnehmen' lassen!Einziger Kritikpunkt meinerseits (aber ohne Einfluss auf die Wertung): Das letzte Kapitel fand ich dramaturgisch doch arg überladen. Auch das „zufällige“ Auftauchen und Handeln einer Nebenperson vom Anfang des Buches war etwas gezwungen.Aber auch ein ganz kleines 'Nebenbei'-Highlight muß ich erwähnen: Die Heldin erinnert sich dann Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts plötzlich an das 'Ministry of Silly Walks'. Mit Unverständnis ihrer Zeitgenossen....

I found this back in my high school days, in hard cover, through one of my book clubs. I thoroughly enjoyed it back then, as it combined my love of the Titanic, with my interest in war, and a sprinkling of H.G. Wells to top it all off. I knew it would enjoy a spot on my Kindle as well.A great example of alternative history, if you enjoy that sort of genre. Elleander has the chance to go back and change the past, and she does so. Her descendants find out she did this; that's pretty much the premise of the novel...that, and how history has a nasty tendency of repeating itself.Good stuff, well worth your time.

A very interesting story of time travel and alternate history that turns out to be a very personal story for the heroine. The primary reason that I didn't give it a full five stars was that the timeline doesn't really add up quite right.

I read and loved this book when it was first published and, rather unusually for me, I have never reread it. I have frequently recommended it to others -- pretty much whenever somebody I'm speaking with is looking for alternate history or time travel books, but never revisited it myself.With that setup, it wouldn't be surprising to find that the book didn't hold up, would it? Wrong! It was even better than I remembered. In part, this was because I'm older and smarter than the Tammy-In-Her-'20s who first read it -- I caught a lot more of the alternative history subtleties that Yulsman peppered the book with. But mostly, it's just a really, really fast paced and entertaining read!

I picked up this book sort of on a whim (I read a short synopsis in the Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction) and am glad that I did. The basic premise of the book is alternate history which shifts between timelines in which World War II occurred and did not occur. To give away anything else about the story may spoil some of the surprises as the book has mystery aspect to it.I will mention that the book does not focus on the scientific and paradox aspect of time travel and alternate history. What makes the book so good in my opinion is the characterization and the romance/love story aspect. The decisions that are made on whether to change history have a profound impact on all characters involved that is really moving and emotional.