In 1942 Hitler led the world's most savage military machine. Stalinruled Russia while America was just beginning to show its strength inWorld War II. Then, in Harry Turtledove's brilliantly imagined Worldwarsaga, an alien assault changed everything. Nuclear destruction engulfedmajor cities, and the invaders claimed half the planet before an uneasypeace could be achieved.

A spectacular tale of tyranny and freedom, destruction and hope,Colonization takes us into the tumultuous 1960s, as the reptilian Raceponders its uneasy future. But now a new, even deadlier war threatens.Though the clamoring tribes of Earth play dangerous games of diplomacy,the ultimate power broker will be the Race itself.

The colonists have one option no human can ignore. With a vast, ancient empire already in place, the Race has the power to annihilate every living being on planet Earth.