It's tricky to define "the best" of any author definitively, as it depends on personal preference. However, I can offer a review that touches on the breadth of Harry Turtledove's work and highlights some of his recurring strengths: Harry Turtledove is a master of alternate history, and The Best of Harry Turtledove would have to showcase his ability to craft intricate and compelling "what if" scenarios.
The book Two-Minute Drill by Mike Lupica is a sports action story. The main character, Scott Parry, was the new kid at school. He is smart, but was used to being lonely. He always ate by himself, never talked to anybody and kept out of trouble. He decides to join the football team, but isn’t the best player. However, a new friend named Chris Conlan decides to help him out. Chris is the star quarterback, but is educationally challenged.
Crooked Kingdom is the sequel to Six of Crows, the story of six teenagers with extremely different backgrounds united for a common cause: conducting a heist. After the effects of all the events that occurred in previous weeks, the crows have a lot to deal with. Despite being successful with the heist, they are all exhausted and weakened by their efforts.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is an action-packed movie, but its weak storyline held it back. The movie takes place after the events of Jurassic World, where the park is abandoned, leaving dinosaurs to roam free and live naturally. Unfortunately, a volcanic eruption on Isla Nublar threatens the lives of the dinosaurs, forcing our protagonists to save the dinosaurs and uncover a sinister operation.
Gregorio's novel None of the Above follows Kristin Lattimer, a teenage girl who has it all: many caring friends, a loving boyfriend, and a promising athletic career. That is until Kristin discovers that she is intersex, causing her to spiral into a full-blown identity crisis while she also suffering from the discrimination of her classmates. This novel contains scenes of sexual assault, and discrimination against queer identities which may be triggering for some readers.
Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout is a short story prequel to the covenant series. It follows Alexandria and her mother who have escaped to the mortal world. They try to live their normal lives, forgetting that life already has plans for her. As the child of a mortal and a demigod, Alexandria must live by the Covenant, even if that means getting into danger. But that danger finds her, and Alexandria is back to the Covenant without the protection of her mom.
Katy Swartz moved to West Virginia expecting a new start, but her new town is far odder than expected. Within the first few days, she meets her new neighbors, a bubbly girl named Dee and her annoying and annoyingly attractive brother Daemon. Everything should be normal in her new town and for the most part, it is but there are still small, weird things it's hard not to notice. And her new neighbors? They might be right in the middle of the strangeness.
14 Ways to Die by Vincent Ralph follows Jessica, a 17-year-old girl who just became the star of a new YouTube reality series: The Eye. The show follows five different people, each with interesting stories to tell. Each day of the week, a participant live streams their days, using the time to tell their stories. Jessica wants to help solve her mother’s murder, but instead of solving her case, Jessica becomes the new target.
Dating in Dragons follows the shy new girl Quinn Norton as she starts at her new High School. Quinn is nervous about making new friends because her past friends weren’t kind to her, but she stumbles upon a group of kids on her first day and they happen to share a love of Dungeons and Dragons. However, Quinn soon finds out this friend group is also a very well-known group of D&D streamers, and they have strict rules for joining their campaign.
The Incredibles is a very well-done movie that showcases a unique take on the superhero genre. The movie introduces a world where there are supers born with their powers who use their powers to save the world. One day their powers are banned, and they have to live an ordinary life. Many years later they are drawn into action again by a mysterious message leading to the confrontation with a mysterious villain.
