Marching Through Peachtree

War Between the Provinces #2

by Harry Turtledove

When King Avram, the new ruler of Detina, announces his intent to free the serfs upon which the northern provinces of his country depend, Detina erupts in a fierce civil war between the North and South as both sides utilize all the forces, weaponry, and magic at their disposal. By the Hugo Award-winning author of Sentry Peak.

Genres: Fantasy, Alternate History, Fiction, Science Fiction, American Civil War, Civil War, Military Fiction

498 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Dr Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced a sizeable number of works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction.

Harry Turtledove attended UCLA, where he received a Ph.D. in Byzantine history in 1977.

Turtledove has been dubbed "The Master of Alternate History". Within this genre he is known both for creating original scenarios: such as survival of the Byzantine Empire; an alien invasion in the middle of the World War II; and for giving a fresh and original treatment to themes previously dealt with by other authors, such as the victory of the South in the American Civil War; and of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

His novels have been credited with bringing alternate history into the mainstream. His style of alternate history has a strong military theme.

Reviews

[Blind Mapmaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Definitely not great literature, but I enjoyed reading it. Sometimes I like slow with next to no surprises. Still a war story, though, but one focusing on characters. Also yay for canon non-conforming folks in a book written over 20 years ago.

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

So bad I could not finish the book, and that's saying a lot as I've read hundreds of sci fi and fantasy books and have rather enjoyed the historical fiction genre (World War in the Balance or Belisarius were ten times better).

[Lynn Calvin]

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[Friedrich Haas · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Civil War rewritten as fantasy, and a total disappointment from Turtledove. This is not going on my shelf.