 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Harry Turtledove |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Barclay Shaw |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | June 1993 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 342 pp |
| ISBN | 0-345-38011-8 |
| LC Class | MLC R CP00507 |
Departures is a collection of alternate history stories by Harry Turtledove, [1] first published in paperback by Del Rey Books in June 1993 and reprinted in October 1998; an ebook edition followed from the same publisher in May 2011. The first British edition was published in ebook form by Gateway/Orion in July 2013. [2]
Contents
The book contains twenty short short stories and novelettes by the author, some originally published under his early pseudonym Eric G. Iverson, together with an introductory author's note. The first edition also includes a short piece about the author and an excerpt from his then-recent novel The Guns of the South . [2]
"In the Presence of Mine Enemies" was later expanded into a full-length novel in 2003.
