''Kaleidoscope'' is a collection of

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

and

alternate history Alternate history (also referred to as alternative history, allohistory, althist, or simply A.H.) is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which one or more historical events have occurred but are resolved differently than in actual history. As ...

stories by

Harry Turtledove Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed his ...

, first published in paperback by

Ballantine Books Ballantine Books is a major American book publisher that is a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Ballantine was founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. Ballantine was acquired by Random House in ...

in April 1990. It was later gathered together with his novel '' Noninterference'' and collection '' Earthgrip'' into the omnibus collection '' 3 X T'', published in hardcover by

Baen Books Baen Books () is an American publishing house for science fiction and fantasy. In science fiction, it emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, and military science fiction. The company was established in 1983 by science fiction publisher an ...

in 2004. The book contains thirteen short short stories and novelettes.

Short stories

*"And so to Bed" *"Bluff" *"A Difficult Undertaking" *"The Weather's Fine" *"Crybaby" *"Hindsight" *"Gentlemen of the Shade" *"The Boring Beast" (with Kevin R. Sanders) *"

The Road Not Taken "The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of the ''Atlantic Monthly'', and later published as the first poem in the 1916 poetry collection, '' Mountain Interval''. Its central theme is ...

" *"The Castle of the Sparrowhawk" *"The Summer Garden" *" The Last Article" *"The Girl who Took Lessons"

References

External links

* 1990 short story collections Short story collections by Harry Turtledove Science fiction short story collections {{1990s-fantasy-story-collection-stub